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ANNOrXCEMEXTS  OF  ALL  THE    PROMINENT  MER- 
CHANTS AND  MANUFACrURINO  IXTEHESTS. 


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HOULTON,  MAINE 
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DEED  OF  NEW  SALEM  ACADEMY  LANDS. 

To  all  People  to  zv/iom  t/i esc  presents  shall  corue^   Greeting: 

WiiKHKAs,  the  Lejrislatiiic  of  the  Conunonwcaltli  ol"  Massachu- 
setts (hil,  on  tlie  2.'>(1  (ia\-  of  June,  in  the  \  ear  of  our  Lord,  one 
thousaiul  seven  huiuhxMl  and  ninety-nine,  l)v  their  resolve  of  that 
date,  <;raMt  to  tlie  Trustees  of  ?\e\v  vSaleni  Academy  a  half  Town- 
ship of  land  in  the  words  folio winjjj,  that  is  to  sa\  :  'T-^esoKed 
that,  in  ))ursuai'.ce  of  a  Report  of  a  Joint  Conunittee,  which  has 
been  accepted  l)\'  both  houses  of  the  Leii^islature,  tiiere  be  and  is 
herebv  <;ranted  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Academy  of  New  Salem  in 
the  C(Hmt^•  of  Hampshire,  and  tlieir  successors,  forexer,  one  hall" 
of  a  tow  nship  of  land  ol"  six  miles  square,  f  )r  and  to,  the  use  of  said 
Academy,  to  be  hiid  out  and  assi<^ned  bv  the  Committee  for  the 
sale  of  Eastern  lands  in  some  of  the  una^pj^ropriated  lands  in  the 
District  of  Alaine  beloni^injj^  to  this  Commonwealth,  e\cej)tinL(  all 
Lands  within  six  miles  of  the  Penobscot  Rixer,  *  *  *  \vhich 
said  tract  of  land,  the  said  Trustees  are  hereb\  empowx'red  and 
authorised  to  use,  impnne,  sell  or  dispose  of  as  they  may  think 
most  ibr  the  adxanta^e  of  the  said  institution,  and  whereas  the 
Lej^islature  aibresaid  did,  on  the  nineteenth  dav  of  June,  ei<4'hteen 
hundred  and  one,  i)y  their  resolve  (^i  that  date,  authorise  and  em- 
power the  a*ijents  therein  named  to  fullil  and  perform  all  the  bar- 
gains made  by  the  aforesaid  Committee,  *  *  *  and  whereas 
the  said  John  Bead  and  Pele^^'  Coilin,  (said  a<i^ents)  did,  on  the 
twenty-lirst  day  of  February,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  ei<(htcen  hun- 
dred and  five,  in  pursuance  of  the  fore<(oin<j^  resolve,  convey  and 
conlirm  unto  the  said  Trustees  and  their  successors,  to  be  bv  them 
holden,  in  their  corporate  caj)acit\',  for  the  use  of  said  Academy, 
half  a  Township  of  Land  lyinu;  in  Conntv-  of  Washin<(ton,  con- 
taininii^  eleven  thousand,  h\e  huntlred  and  twentv  acres,  equal  to 
half  a  Township  of  tlie  contents  of  six  miles  square,  as  the   same 


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was  siir\t'\c(l  1)\'  Paik  Holland,  I*Ls(|iiirc,  "m  the  \car  ci;j;htc-.-n  hiin- 
drcd  and  onr,  hounded  as  rollf)svs,  vi/..  :  Hei^iiniinj^'  at  rlij  Northeast 
corner  of  (jioten  Acadeniv  l;'.;id>,  and  nnininiz"  Iron;  thence  Xoi-th 


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three  miles  to  a  stake  and  stones,  *  ■*  * 
'J'nistees  did  on  the  sixteenth  dav  of  October,  in  the  vcar  oi'  our 
Lord  eighteen  hundred  and  four,  at  their  Annual  Meetiuij  ai:)])oint 
Ehene/er  Mattoon,  Samuel  C.  .Allen,  and  Samuel  F.  Dickinson, 
whose  names  are  hereto  subscribed  and  seals  afHxed,  a  Committee 


to    receive   the    Deed. 


*      Now    know    \e    that    Ebenezer 


iVlattcx^Ti,  Samuel  C  .Vllen,  and  Samuel  \\  Dickinson,  the  Com- 
mittee abo\e-named,  in  pursuance  of  the  authorit\  aforesaid  b\  tlie 
said  Trustees  in  us  vested,  for  a    \aluable   consideration   paid   said 


rustees, 


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*  do  herel)\'  i^'rant,  barj.>'ain,  sell,  con\'e\  and 
confirm  unto  them,  the  said  j^iantees  in  this  deed,  their  heirs  and 
assiij^ns,  the  res])ective  shares,  in  common  and  undi\ided,  in  the  said 
half  Township  ji^ranted  to  said  Trustees  and  conveyed  as  aforesaid, 
that  is  to  sa\-,  to  tlie  said  Aaron  Putnam,  one  eiii^hth  part  thereof; 
to  the  said  Varney  Peirce,  one  eighth  part  thereof;  to  the  said  Jo- 
seph Iloidton,  one  fifth  part  thereof;  to  the  said  John  Putnam,  one 
tenth  i^art  thereof;  to  the  said  Joshua  Putnam,  one  tenth  part 
thereof;  to  the  saitl  Rufus  Cowles,  one  tenth  ))art  thereof;  to  the 
said  John  Cl'/amberlain,  one  tenth  part  thereof;  to  the  said  Willam 
Bowman,  one  twentieth  ])art  thereof ;  to  the  said  Consitler  liast- 
ini^s,  one  twentieth  part  thereof;  and  to  the  said  Thomas  Powers, 
one  twentieth  part  thereof,  with  the  appurtenances,  *  *  *  * 
we  d(  herel)y  convey  to  them  all  the  rights  in,  and  title  to  the  prem- 
ises which  the  said  Trustees  ever  had  therein. 

In  testimonv  whereof  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands,  and  af- 
fixed our  seals,  this  lirst  da\'  oi'  June,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord, 
ei<^hteen  hundrcii  and  ten. 

Signed,  sealetl,  antl  deli\ered  by  the  Comm.,  in  presenc'  of 
three  witnesses. 

Recorded.  Mass.,  LLimpshire,  .s\v. —  February  11th.  LSU." 

So  runs  the  reading  of  the  first  recorded  document  which  names 
the  territorv,  sj^eciticallv,  upon  the  face  of  the  earth,  of  what  now 
constitutes  the  Southern  half  of  our  beautiful  town. 

This  Deed  is  recorded,  in  our  Registry  of  Deeds,  in  Vol.  One 
of  Records  of  Washington  County,  in  the  District  of  Maine  ;  and 
this  record  begins  at  the  titne  when  this  sec^liion  was  made  a  re<i-Is- 
tration  district  for  the  North  part  of  that  County. 

The  Deed  is  found  on  Page  7.'),  and,  thougli  now  the  ink  is  fad- 
ed, and  the  leaves  yellowed,  it  claims  careful  attention,  for  it  sug- 
gests in   many  ways  the   interesting  story  of  tlie  founding  of  our 


cotimiuiiitN'.  The  docunicnt  is  too  \()luiniiu)iis  to  be  rcpiMiitcd  in 
full,  hut  cnou<i^h  is  reproduced  to  show  ckaih'  th.e  n;iture  of  the 
tiausactiou  and  the  parties  concerned. 

H\  the  terms  of  the  Lej^isjative  act  a  portion  ol'  land  was  to  he 
donated  to  tiie  'rrustees  of  the  Academy  in  New  vSalem,  Ilamj)- 
shire  County,  Mass.,  and  unlimited  choice  of  location  was  allowed, 
after  passin*^-  a  six  mile  l)elt  alonL(  the  Pen;)l)scot  river.  No  docu- 
ments are  within  reach  to  show  what  ;j^uidj:l  the  aut'iorities  in  se- 
lecting!^ this  particular  half  town,  and  tradition  is  dumb  on  the  same 
point.  A  careful  siftinjjj  and  research  amonsj^  the  archi\es  of  the 
State  libraries  niij^ht  reveal  matoi-ial  testimony  upon  that  subjt'5t, 
but  for  the  ])resent  we  are  lefc  t-)  conje^iure.  To  the  thouj^httul 
mind  the  interest  around  this  point  djepciv-;  when  we  reHect  ui)on 
the  exact  situation  oi'  this  section  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  at 
the  openin<^  of  the  present  centurv. 

No  An<.;lo  Saxon  settlement,  of  anv  conseciuence,  existed  anv- 
where  within  its  b(;rders,  away  from  th.e  coast  line.  It  was  all  a 
wild,  imknown  ret^ion,  still  in  the  possession  of  the  Indians,  except 
the  Acadian  refugee  stttlcment  of  Ahtdawaska.  And  not  merely 
was  it  physically  unknown  and  remote,  but,  all  alouL;;  its  Eastern 
parts  hung  the  clouds  of  doubt  an«.l  discjine'.  ilexelopcvl  in  the  con- 
flict of  jurisdiction  about  the  National  Boundary.  The  Empire  of 
Great  Britain  and  the  infant  Unitetl  States  did  not  know  where  the 
line  of  dixision  between  them,  at  the  Northeast  la\-.  In  addition 
to  this  the  political  situati(jn  was  obscure  and  depressing.  General 
Washin<j^ton  had  just  died.  \Vc  were  upon  the  point  of  a  war  with 
the  French,  our  old  allies  ;  and  the  British  j^ower  had  not  a  particle 
of  respect  for  the  new  nation,  much  less  fear  of  anythin**'  we  could 
do. 

In  the  midst  of  this  gatherini^  oloom  we  fmd  the  Le<jjislature  of 
Massachusetts  alive  to  the  needs  of  hi^^her  education,  and  also  the 
names  of  ten  men  upon  record  who  were  willing  to  take  the 
chances  of  the  :.ituation,  and  turn  the  ])ounty  of  the  State  land  in- 
to the  means  to  uplift  the  school. 

Some  adyancemcnt  had  been  made  in  the  adjustment  of  the 
Boundary  dispute,  but,  lor  the  most  part,  only  in  surrender  of  the 
claims  of  tlie  United  States.  Untler  the  interpretation  of  the  treaty 
of  IT'S,')  the  St.  Croix  river  was  hxed  upon  as  the  Eastern  bound, 
but  there  at  once  came  :ip  the  question,  which  is  the  St.  Croix. - 

The  French  explorers  had  left  the  name  ap})lied  both  to  the 
present  stream  oi'  that  name,  antl  to  what  is  now  known  as  the 
Maguaguadavic.  Had  this  latter  stream  retained  the  name,  the 
District  of  Maine  would  have  included  all  the  adjacent  territory  of 
the  Province  of  New  Brunswick  for  a  width  of  some  fifteen  miles. 


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After  tliis  iiiatUr  was  settled,  ninl  the  true  St.  Croix  river  was  lo- 
cated, then  the  I>ritisli  chnni  \vas  asserted  tliat  from  the  iJeNil's 
Head  point,  below  what  is  now  the  eit\  ol"  Calais,  a  line  sliould  be 
drawn,  Sonthwesterh ,  across  that  c;)rner  (»('  the  lanil  and  over  the 
Atlantic  ocean  till  its  straiL?ht  course  should  reacli  the  Northwestern 
limit  of  Florida.  'I'his  claim  cut  oil'  ail  of  the  present  Washing- 
ton Count'    iVom  Machais,  Eastward. 

This  assnmjition  was  abandoned  after  a  i^ood  deal  of  bickerin;^, 
and  then  the  liiitlsh  claim  was  from  an  unknown  point  at  the  head 
of  the  vSt.  Croix  stream,  Noi'thward,  to  about  Mars  llill,  where 
their  line  would  tiu"n  to  the  West,  and  follow  the  di\ide  between 
the  Penobscot  antl  St.  John  rivers.  'JMie  United  States  claim  was 
from  the  same  undefined  point,  Northward,  far  above  Mars  Hill, 
and  over  the  St.  John  ri\er.  up  into  the  hi^h  lands  between  that 
riser  and  the  St.  Lawrence. 

'Idius  matters  stoovl  w  hen  the  ten  signers  of  the  compact  atj^reed 
to  buN'  this  land.  .\])'pa;"entl\ ,  without  their  knowledije  or  consent, 
the  location  was  made  wiiere  there  was  no  a;j^reetl  HasteiMi  Bi)und 
of  the  Nation.  Thex  could  take  the  land  if  the\-  chose,  and  await 
the  chance  to  be  in  tlie  UnitCvl  States  or  the  IJritish  territory  as  the 
lot  of  arms  a  di])lomacv  slKudd  eventuate  for  them. 

Leavin<^,  for  tiie  present,  the  personalit\  of  the  lirst  proprietors, 
attention  ma\-  well  be  <>"iven  to  the  particular  <reoLrrai)h\  and  "■e;)lo- 
<rv  of  the  land.  It  is  a  most  uKirked  feature  of  this  locating:  of  tlie 
<i^rant  that  it  should  ha\  e  been  made  on  t'le  t;rst  half  of  that  one  of 
these  later  six  mile  towns  which  la\'  w'lolh'  within  the  \alley  of 
the  St  John  river,  as  the  (lis' 'Mce  is  measured  from  the  coast  in- 
land. In  one  sense  of  the  wo.  J  the  New  vSalem  ^Vcademv  i^rant 
was,  politically,  nowhere  as  to  settled  jurisdiction,  but  geo<j^raphic- 
ally,  upon  the  water  of  the  St.  John,  and  j^eolojj^ically,  upon  the 
commencement  of  the  calcareous  slate  formation  of  the  middle 
section  of  that  <j^reat  stream.  As  known  to-dav  the  town  of  1  loul- 
ton  is  the  first  six  mile  town  wholh'  upon  the  slate  lands  of  this 
section.  It  is  doubtful  if  the  persons  locatinj^^  the  <j^rant  knew  of 
the  fact,  but  the  result  of  their  work  was  to  put  the  beu^inninij^  of 
the  settlement  of  this  part  of  the  State  on  to  the  ed^e  of  these  fer- 
tile limestone  lands,  whereon  could  become  possible  the  onward 
march  of  thrift  and  prosperitv  which  so  Ibreiblv  mark  the  charac- 
teristics of  this  St.  John  river  portion  of  the  County. 

The  records  do  not  show  anv  reference  to  a  fixed  point  of  start- 
ins^  in  definition  of  l)ounds  of  these  half  towns.  No  allusion  oc- 
curs to  either  National  or  State  lines.  Each  jjrant  besfins  at  a  cor- 
ner  of  a  grant  lower  down,  and  the  lines  run  around  the  portion 
in  question,  according  to  the  compass  of  the  accidental   surveyor, 


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for  tlie  time  l)eiii''.  Tlic  New  vSjilcm  <xnnit  l)cu'ms  its  lim;  at  the 
Northeast  conuT  of  (jroten  Acadeiiu  Ljrant,  accoi(hiijjj  to  tlie  sur- 
vey ol'  l*ark  Ilollaiul,  l'2s(j.,  and  this  point  was  ahoiit  ten  and  a 
liah'  miles  aho\e  t!ie  head  of  the  vSt.  Ci"oi\. 

The  Xoith  hah'  of  the  present  IlonUon  was  in  a  tract  i^ranted  to 
W  illiams  Colk"^.-,  in  Williamstown,  Mass.  'I'his  j^rant  and  con- 
veyance occurred  a  i'ew  \ears  later.  The  name  of  Nathaniel  In- 
ij^ersoil  of  \ew  (ilf.'ucester,  in  this  vState,  is  earl\  found  in  connec- 
tion with  that  j)oilion  oi'  tlie  land,  also  t!ie  name  of  Josej)h  1'^. 
Foxcroft  of  same  town.  There  is  a  record  of  considerahle  con- 
veyancing^ hack  and  forth  with  relerence  to  that  jijrant.  It  miLCht 
he  inferred  tliat  l'\)xcr()ft  was  an  a^^ent  of  the  Committee,  and  that 
the  sale  was  entrusted  t  >  his  care.  He  fu'st  dj^-ds  tlu  twenty-three 
thousan:!  acres  t  )  l<.icliard  Tohie,  Jr.,  of  New  Gloucester,  on  the 
2(')th  of  Septem])jr,  l-Sl.",.  April  2d,  1X2(1,  he  takes  the  deed  hack 
ajjfain  of  the  w'l  )le  Ljrant,  settles  up  a  munher  of  tax  sales  tliat  have 
occurrv'd,  and,  of  same  date,  transfers  a  omplete  title  to  President 
and  Trustees  of  Williams  ColleiLi"e.  The  name  of  this  former  own- 
er of  t!ie  tract  is  still  lound  in  the  desii;-nation  of  the  settlement  in 
the  1^2astern  part  as  "'•  Foxcrolt." 

The  •jfeo;^raph\  of  the  t(nvn  is  well  sludied  in  tlie  bird  s-eye-view 
which  is  obtained  Irom  the  top  of  the  Iii-j^h  rid<i^e  of  <.^ronud  where 
the  first  cleariu'j^  was  made.  This  hii^rli  land  extends  from  the 
vSouth  line  of  tlie  town,  and  within  ai) out  one  and  a  half  miles  of 
the  Eastern  line,  up  some  two  miles  and  a  half,  where  it  drops  oti' 
abruptly  to  admit  of  the  passa'j;e  of  the  brook,  known  in  the  old 
deeds  as  "Mr.  Iloulton's  Mill  Stream."  To-dav  it  is  called  Cook's 
Brook.  From  the  hill  top  in  t!ie  summer  season  the  observer  can 
look  upon  as  fair  a  prospect  is  any  town  in  the  county  can  show. 
The  Aleduxnekeafj^  rivei'  ciiters  the  town  at  the  Southwest  corner, 
and  iiows  Northeasterlv  throuiij!i  it.  dividin^jj  the  territory  into  two 
nearly  equ:d  sections.  A  branch  euLeriu'j^  at  the  Northwest  corner 
joins  the  main  stream  near  the  centre  of  the  town,  at  the  head  of 
the  mill  pond.  Across  the  whole  knjj^th,  in  the  Western  part,  ex- 
tentls  the  i^-reat  horse!)ack,  throuf^h  which  the  streams  forced  their 
way  centuries  a<4(),  and  in  which  the  buildinijf  of  the  hiij^h ways  has 
made  deep  excavations.  In  every  direction  the  broad  smooth  fields 
extend,  antl  the  woods  still  stands  as  a  frin_<ije  about  the  clearing's. 
The  soil  is  the  bri<Jfht  yellow  loam  which  overlies  all  this  calcareous 
formation  and,  for  the  most  part,  the  <jjround  is  free  from  surface  stone. 
Competent  persons  have  pronounced  the  town,  both  in  its  orii^inal 
condition,  and  now,  in  later  years,  in  its  a<^ricultural  capabilities, 
the  equal  of  any  similar  extent  of  land  in  this  river  valley. 


I 


GRANDMOTHER'S   STORY. 


CHAPTER   I[. 

Cj|{A\'[)M()'i'!iKFrs  life  work  (tniws  near  its  close.  i'lu'  xcars  of 
greatest  acti\it\  arc  alrcacK'  far  ])ast.  Tiic  cliildrcii  whom  she 
nursed  and  cared  for  are  now  oUl  men  and  women,  'i'he  number 
of  her  \ears  is  hut  little  less  than  that  of  this  centur\  .  She  can 
busy  herself  with  her  knitting  and  trilling  matters  around  her,  but 
her  mind  dwells  u])on  the  vanished  youth  and  motherhootl. 

From  her  home  on  the  hill  she  has  watched  the  whole  transfor- 
mation of  this  section,  out  of  an  untrodden  wilderness  into  its  pres- 
ent condition  as  the  home  of  thousands.  Herself  and  one  or  two 
others  are  the  onh  remainiuij^  links  to  comiect  us  with  the  events 
and  actors  in  the  foundint;'  of  our  tow  n. 

As  she  sits  in  the  rockiuii^  chair  with  her  white  aj^ron  on,  tlie 
white  kerchief  about  her  neck,  and  the  sihered  hair  smoothly 
pressed  back  imder  the  cap,  she  tells  her  story  to  curious  j^'rand 
children  and  li^real  q;rand  children,  who  come  in  to  see  her.  and  beg 
for  the  tale  of  the  buried  })ast. 

''I  was  born  in  Alfred,  York  County,  March  •i.')th,  1X04.  My 
Father  had  learned  the  trade  of  a  cabinet  maker  in  Saco,  aiul  als;) 
was  used  to  carjicnter  work.  My  Mother  was  born  and  brought 
up  in  vSaco.  She  was  a  good  singer,  and  was  one  of  the  choir  who 
sang  at  the  funeral  services  whi  h  took  place  after  the  death  of 
General  Wasliington. 

Father  left  home  to  work  at  the  carpenters'  trade  when  I  was 
seven  years  old.  He  came  as  far  as  Bangor  where  he  heard  of 
the  new  settlement  on  the  border,  one  hundred  and  ten  miles  olf 
through  the  trackless  forrest.  While  making  inquires  about  the 
way  to  this  point  he  found  an  Oldtown  Indian  who  said  he  knew 


tlic  track  tlinm^li  the  wotxls.  The  iiuliap.  did  not  Uikav  much 
Ijil^li.^h,  and  allcr  t!icv  Kft  the  ri\er  at  Matt;'.\vaiuke:i«^,  latlier 
thdiiu'lit  tlie  t'elhj'.v  diil  not  know  much  a])out  the  way. 

At  a  carp,  in'j^  place  tliere  was  a  kind  of  a  path  wliich  father  ini- 
(lerstootl  the  j^ai'Kk'  to  trv  to  sa\  led  to  lloniton,  and  it  was  1)ul  a 
mile  or  s;)  thron«^h.  W'itii  this  idea  in  his  mind,  he  sent  the  Indian 
i)ack  and  started  alone.  lie  soon  found  out  his  mistake;  the  j)at!i 
tlisaj^peared  ;  he  lost  the  rij^ht  course,  and  wandered  about  for 
ei<>'ht  days.  I  lis  provisions  had  ^iven  out  wb.ic'i  lie  had  carried 
in  his  saddle-haj^s  ove'"  his  shoulders,  and  at  this  tinvj  he  became 
so  weak  lie  had  to  l'ja\e  them  on  a  knoll  in  the  woods.  He  con- 
tinued to  dvii^j^  hims.'lf  aloni^,  another  da»,  lh;)ir^h  his  stren-^lh  was 
fast  failin<if  him  ;  \s  lien,  at  last,  he  came  into  a  small  cleariiiLj  near 
the  lo<(  house  of  Dr.  Kice,  which  stood  on  the  c:)rner  of  the  scjuare 
whereMrs.  Mansur  now  li\es.  Dr.  Kice  was  out  when  father  first 
<^()t  there,  and  Mrs.  Rice,  seein<:^  how  famished  he  was,  j^ave  liim 
a  little  hearts'  ibod.  It  was  too  much  for  his  weak  stomach  and 
made  him  very  sick. 

'Ilie  Dr.  then  came  in,  and  watched  over  him  all  the  rest  of  t!ie 
daw  A  swallow  or  two  ol'  coiiee,  at  a  time,  was  all  tlie  nourisli- 
nient  he  could  bear.  After  his  strenj^th  was  rest  nvd  he  t(;ok  a 
man  with  him  and  went  out  into  what  is  now  llodj^don  and  found 
the  saddle  -ba^s.  Father  must  have  d'mc  his  first  work  over  in 
the  Pr<;vince  for  thi'ie  was  bul;  one  tVame  building-  in  I  loultoii  wb.en 
I  tirst  got  here.  It  was  a  year  and  a  half  after  he  left  home  before 
he  sent  for  his  family.  Mr.  i'amuel  Cook,  with  a  young  felb^w 
named  Jo.  (loodenough,  were  going  down  to  the  western  part  of 
Maine  and  lather  iiiacL'  a  l)argain  with  him  to  bring  us  up.  Mr. 
Cook  lelt  Jo  at  Oldtown,  and  hired  a  horse  and  wagon  to  carry  him 
to  .Vlfred.  It  was  the  first  day  of  September,  1<S1;},  that  we  started 
on  the  lont^  journey.  It  was  now  the  war  time  and  the  enemy's 
vessels  were  olf  the  coast  so  that  no  one  could  g(j  by  vessel  to  the 
vSt.  John  river,  as  the  first  people  who  went  to  Iloulton  did. 
This  was  the  reason  why  Mr.  Cook  came  awav  across  the  country 
with  th-,  h'jr.s'j  an  I  wagon.  Motlur  had  a  little  girl,  three  years 
old,  named  Salh  ,  and  myself  at  this  time.  She  had  buried  two 
children  in  Alfred  before  this.  Mr.  Cook  carried  us  down  to  Saco 
where  we  saw  mother's  people,  and  Uncle  John  Pattirson  went  with 
us  to  ]^)rtland.  We  staid  one  day,  at  the  Elm  tlouse,  and  I  stood 
on  the  steps  and  saw  the  funeral  of  the  Captains  who  were  killed 
the  day  before.  I  can  never  forget  that  procession  with  its  mufHed 
drums,  its  reversed  arms,  and  the  strange  lookin<r  uniforms  of  the 


British  soldiers.      Mr.  Cook  went  flown  on  board  of  the  two  ships 
in  the  afernoon. 


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LLavin<^  Portland  vSeptfinhcr  Ttli,  \vc  drove  as  far  as  Wintlirop, 
vvlierc  we  rested  one  da  v.  Tlieii  out  to  the  Kennebec  river,  and, 
alter  passing  throuci^h  Albion,  tlie  turnpike  came  to  an  end.  The 
rest  of  the  wav  to  Okltown  was  simply  a  rou^h  road,  <^rubbea  out 
in  the  woods.  ^Vs  mother  was  walkinyf  at  one  time  we  met  a  car- 
riage  with  two  women.  Thev  said  they  had  seen  enouj^h  and  did 
not  want  to  ":<>  anv  farther  Jvist.  We  staNcd  in  Oldtown  one  niijht 
and  half  a  da\',  at  the  tavern  kept  by  Jackson  Daxis,  who  was  a 
(Quaker.  A  bov  was  sent  for  the  cows,  anil  came  in  soon  to  say 
he  could  not  find  them.  '•^Thee  go  again  "said  Mrs.  Davis,  '"and 
pluck  thine  eyes  open." 

In  the  morning  two  c:moes  were  ready,  and  mother  and  us  chil- 
dren went  in  one  with  a  man  bv  the  name  of  \\"m.  vSpencer,  and 
Mr.  Cook  and  Jo  in  the  other.  The  last  house  was  at  Sunkhaze 
stream,  where  we  thought  of  spending  the  night,  but  the  family 
seemed  so  poor  \\  Ith  so  man\'  dirt\  ,  iialf-naked  children  that  mother 
told  Mr.  Cook  she  would  rather  cam])  on  the  shore.  A  tent  of 
quilts  and  rugs  was  mane  for  us,  and  we  passed  eleven  nights  in 
that  way.  When  we  came  to  a  carr\  ing  place  Mr.  Cook  would 
take  Sallv  in  his  arms,  and  1  walked  with  mother.  At  one  of  these 
places,  on  a  frostv  morning,  i  was  so  tired  i  sat  down  and  refused 
to  go  on.  1  said  we  should  die  anv  wa\',  for  we  sliould  never  get 
out  of  the  dreadful  woods. 

When  we  got  up  the  river  to  what  is  now  Danforth  everything 
had  to  be  carried  over  to  the  Grantl  Lake;  then  we  went  through 
the  Thoroughfare,  and  across  to  the  East  side  of  North  Lake.  On 
the  Thoroughfare  we  over  took  a  parts-  of  six  mjn  w  ho  had  start- 
ed sooner  than  we  did  to  cross  North  Lake.  When  we  got  across 
we  found  their  camp  and  some  fish  already  cooked,  with  a  note  at- 
tached, stating  thev  were  left  for  "■Mothtn-  and  the  little  ones." 

From  the  North  Lake  a  carry  was  made  to  the  nearest  Eel  River 
Lake,  and  then  down  throutdi  that  stream  to  the  vSt.  John  river, 
twelve  miles  below  Woodstock.  After  we  had  gone  up  that  ri\er 
six  miles,  father  met  us  with  horses,  for  the  men,  whom  we  had 
seen,  had  got  out  two  days  l)ef()re  we  did  and  brought  him  word.  A 
Mr.  Wolverton  was  wMth  him,  and  be  took  us  to  his  home  where 
we  spent  the  night.  The  next  morning,  October  lOth,  we  came 
with  the  same  horses,  through  the  woods,  l)y  the  spotted  line,  to 
the  long  looked  for  end  of  the  journey.  The  first  clearing  we 
came  to  was  that  of  Mr.  Cook,  at  just  about  the  spot  where  the 
Cook  house  still  stands.  A  log  house  was  in  the  centre  of  the 
opening.  On  the  other  side  of  the  track  was  the  log  house  and 
clearing  of  Joshua  Putnam.  We  spent  one  night  with  the  Cook 
family,  and  once  again  set  out  for  our  own   house.      We   went  up 


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tlirou'^li  ii  piece  of  maple  woods  to  Joseph  Iloiilton's  lojj^  house. 
Next,  down  the  hill,  near  where  the  extract  works  are,  was  the  log 
house  of  James  lloulton,  oldest  son  of  Joseph.  Across  the  track 
his  brother  vSamuel  had  a  house  hut  did  not  live  in  it.  There  was 
nothin^:;  more  in  the  wa\  of  a  clearin<]f,  or  house,  till  we  tifot  to  the 
lo<^  house  ol'  Dr.  Rice,  where  father  was  cared  for  after  his  hard 
journey.  Then  we  crossed  the  stream  and  went  up  to  Aaron  Put- 
nam's new  frame  house  which  father  had  just  built,  and  in  which 
he  had  secured  rooms  for  our  family.  Mr.  Putnam  had,  besides 
his  house,  a  log  barn  and  a  saw  mill  on  the  East  side  of  the  stream, 
about  where  the  "'rist  mill  is  to-da\'. 

I'^ather  bought  thirty  acres  of  land  of  Mr.  Putnam  and  it  was 
what  is  now  called  the  Washburn  place.  Here  he  built  a  house, 
making  the  second  frame  house  in  the  settlement.  \\c  moved  into 
this  as  soon  as  it  was  ready. 

riie  people  wlv  li\ed  here  when  we  came  were  Mr.  Cook,  wife, 
and  four  children  ;  ]Mr.  Joshua  Putnam,  wlfj,  and  five  chiklren  ; 
Joseph  lloulton,  wife,  ami  three  children;  James  lloulton,  wife, 
and  child;  Ebenezer  Warner,  who  'lad  marrie.l  Polly  lloulton, 
and  one  child,  and  they  lived   in  vSam   Houlton';;  log  house  ;  Dr. 


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othc) ,    and  four  chi1'h-"'i.      With   him  also    lived    Josepii    VjooiI- 
enoui;ii,  whom  he  took  Lo  hrlng  up,  bcf)re   he   left   NIassachusetts, 


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uul  nis  own  motlier   w  nose  maulen  n 


ume  was  L\ dia  Trask  ;  Put- 
I  nam  Shaw,  an.l  li!s  sister  Ilanna'i  Sliaw  lived  at  Dr.  Rice's,  for 
j  thc\  were  cousins  to  Mrs.  Rice  ami  Joshua  l^utnam  ;  (ireenleaf 
\\    Kenchdl  with  his  brother  wSamu-'l,  and  sister  Sally  were  living:  hore. 


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were  nep.i.'ws 


and  neici"  of  Mrs.  Rict. 


In  this  sum  iKM"  they  told  us  t'lat  the  ofHccr  in  command  of  the 
British  troops  atT^redericton  sent  a  sergeant  and  squad  of  men  to 
disarm  the  settlers  and  so  kc?ep  the  peace  on  the  border.  There 
were  no  tire-arms  in  the  settlement  except  a  fowling  piece  belong- 
ing to  Tames  lloulton.  The  serji^eant  stated  his  (trders  and  Mr. 
lloulton  said  in  his  peculiar   way,   'Yes,    yes,  by    jolly,    vou  can't 


a\e 


that 


He  did  not  £rct  it. 


T\ 


FRANK  L.  COOK, 


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BooIvMiArb  Sh 


FIRST  NATI'JNAl^  mi  BinjIlNlJ,  M 


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A. 


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You  will  find  my  store  the  right  place  to  buy  anything  in  the 
above  linea  of  goods. 


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One  of  the  easiest  places  in  Houlton  to  find.  We  have  oneof  the  larjjest 
stocks  of  the  above  mentioned  jjoods  in  Aroostook,  and  we  jjfuarantee 
all  jfoods  sold  by  us  to  bo  of  the  best  quiility;  if  not  we  will  cheerfuUv 
refund  your  money.  We  handle  numerous  brands  of  FLOUR—  patents 
of  all  kinds      but  our 

Silver  Leaf"  is  tiie  Daisy! 

Try  a  barrel.     It  won't  cost  you  anythint^  if  it  is  not  just  as  we  recommend 
it.     We  are  selling  heaps  of  it.     In  regard  to 

^]||'Te  a¥T^^~cof  F  E  ES  "|[^ 


We  are  selling  an  immense  quantity,  and  think  that  prick  and  quALiTY  does  the  work. 

If  you  have  not  tried  a  pound  of  our  BuflTalo  Chop  Formosa  Oolong  Tea,  or  a 

pound  of  our  Standard  Java  Coffee,  you  ought  to  at  once.      You  can 

have  it  on  the  same  conditions  as  our  Silver  Leaf  Flour. 

Eqglfsti  Breakfast  Ui  25c.  per  Hm  Five  Pounns  Fcr  $1.00. 
See  tiie  pioiasses  we  are  selling  at  40c.  per  Gallon. 


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<  'i 


Come  in  and  see  us,  and  if  we  can't  prove  to  you  that  we  are 
We  will  pay  you  for  your  trouble. 


Jours  rcspcctjiillv>, 

GILLIN    BROTHERS. 


The  subsckibp:r  takes  i)Ioa8iire  in  filling  a  page  in 
th\6  or.r  Town's  History. 

Having  been  here  sinee  1875,  and  the  fii*st  jjioneer  ■ 
to  establish  an  exeliisively  Kkady-Made  C.  )T1IIX(^ 
House  (the  first  in  the  Connty),  he  has,  through  tcMl 
and  ealenlation  done  his  l)est  to  satisfy  his  fellow  eiti- 
zens,  and  the  publie,  in  contimially  watching  the 
progress  of  the  trade,  to  keep  pace  with  the  times, 
and  by  it  has  received  their  liberal  patronage. 


I  hope  to  continue  in  this  line  of  duty,  and  thank 
my  patrons  and  the  public. 

Respectfully, 

M.  SCHMUCKLER, 

->.  THE  imSEST  STOCK  IH  THE  CflBHTT.  f 


No.  66  Brick  Block,   Houlton,  Maine. 


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\fa'S>^m  ^f  'S0s*0O. 


SATISFACTION    GUARANTEEO. 

To  the  People  of  //oit/to/i  a)id  vicinity: 

We  would  respectfully  call  your  attention  to  our  slock  of 

BOOT^  3H0ES,  HATg, 

GENTS"   FURNISHINGS,  c&C. 


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We  have  the  most  popular  makes,  viz. : 
E.  C.  Burt,    Boland  &  Spinney,    A.  F.  &  J.  N.  Smith,    A.  P.  Tapley,    A,  F.  Cox,     Etc. 


A  full  line  of  the  Standard  Amos  P.  Tapley  Boots 

always  in  stock. 


-A  Full  Line  of 


"SOLAR     TIR"     SHOKS. 


THEY  ARE  THE  BEST. 


EVERY   PAIR  WARRANTED. 


Ladies',  Geqts\  misses'  aqd  Giiiidren's 

Ask  to  see  our  Boys'  and  Youths'  "FEARLESS" 
Positively  the  best  Shop*  in  the  market  for  the 
price.       We  will   be  pleased  to  have  yoi'  call. 

J.  H.  WINGATE, 

BliUE  STOf^E.  HOUliTOfI,   ^lAIflE. 


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THE   PROPRIETORS  ANB   FIRST 
SETTLERS. 


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CHAPTER  111. 

There  is  a  distinction  to  be  noted  here,  in  that,  while  the  first 
settlers  were  all  proprietors,  the  proprietors  of  the  New  wSaleni  (jrant 
were  not  all  settlers  on  tiie  lands.  Some  who  ])()n<^ht  in,  at  the  first, 
soon  sold  ont,  while  others  who  continned  to  own  the  lands  dnrinjj^ 
their  lifetime  never  came  to  the  Grant,  and  one  or  two  merely 
made  brief  visits. 

To  set  this  matter  in  order  it  will  be  well  to  reprint  a<2^ain  from 
the  County  Records.  In  Volume  2,  Pa<j^c  7,  of  the  old  Records 
is  found  the  copy  of  the  tran^ac^tions  of  the  purchasers  of  the  New 
Salem  Grant.  These  transac:'ons  cover  c[uitj  a  space  of  time  and 
include  various  endcayors  to  ^^et  a  surve}'  of  the  lands,  and  also  the 
accounts  connected  with  assessments  on  the  owners.  The  import- 
ant entries  arc  the  followin<>-: 

New  Salem,  Mass.,  May  14th,  177i). 
The  Purchasers  of  the  New  Salem  Grant,  Joel  Foster,  Abraham 
Pearce,  Renjamin  Ilascall,  John  Chamberlin,  vSamuel  Kendall, 
Sanuiel  Pearce,  3d,  Varncv  Pearce,  Joseph  Houlton,  John  Put- 
nam, Aaron  Putnam,  Consider  Hastings  met  and  chose  Samuel 
Kendall,  Moderator,  Joel  Foster,  Clerk.  Votetl  to  choose  two  men 
ajj^ents  to  locate  the  lands.  Choice  was  male  of  Varnev  Pearce 
and  Joseph  Houlton. 

January  1st,  IfSOO.     Purchasers  m.'t  and  voted  $80.00   to    each 


man,  m 


full  f 


or  services. 


April  17,  IHOO.  Again  voted  to  choose  two  agents  to  go  and 
locate  the  half  township  of  land.  Joseph  Houlton  and  John 
Putnam  were  selec^ted,  and  voted  to  raise  $;U)0  to  meet  the  ex- 
pense.      -         .     ^  .  .  -  —  , 

June  1st,  1801.  Voted  to  raise  $200  for  the  purpose  Of  survey- 
ing the  half  township.      Voted  that  Joseph    Houlton   be  agent  to 


siir\c\'  said  townshij),  and  to  L(ivo  him  v$l.()0  per  (la\'  for  his  ser- 
vices while  employed  in  tiic  business.  \'ote(l  that  tiie  aji^ent  mav  lav 
out  the  half  township  into  scjuare  lotsol'  Km)  acres  each,  and  divide 
it,  hy  lo's  and  half  lots,  into  20  equal  shares  accordhiii^  to  the  qual- 
ity of  the  land,  at  his  discretion,  reserviiiLi^  two  lots  from  the  whole 
for  public  uses. 

Xovemhe.-  l<Sth,  l.^^Ol.  Voted  to  accent  thj  division  of  tiie  half 
township  ma  !e  bv  Joseph  Houlton,  a;;jnt,  an  I  t(*  draw  tor  the 
rii^hts  or  sl^.ares  as  he  has  report  ul,  viz.  :  two  lots  and  three  half 
lois  to  each  shnie.  \'ote(l  to  choose  an  a<j^ent  to  prepare  a  petition 
in  behair  (  f  the  proprietors,  and  in  conjunction  with  anv  otliers, 
to  the  le_!j^islatin"e  for  aid  iVom  tlie  j^overnment  to  make  a  roail  from  i| 
the  Penobscot  river  to  the  St.  Jo!ni.  Rev.  Joel  Foster  was  chosen  I' 
a<^ent. 

The  record  of  tlie  orij^inal  drawiufj^  then  occurs,  and  resulted  as 
below.      The  numbers  represent  the  resj^ective  shares.     ".Vbrahai 


n 


P 


earce,  1 1,  '1 


He 


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arnev  Pearce 


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John  (^liambjrlain,  20,  1(5;   (ieo.  .Shephard,  10;    Samuel  Pearce, 
.'Ul,  4  ;   Thomas  Powers,  1)  ;  John  Putnam,  1,  1;)  ;  Joel  Foster,  l.'J  ;    k 
Consider  Hastini^s,  (1;  Jos.'ph  Iloulton,    14,  12;   Joshua   Putnam,    '; 
17,  l^J;  Aaron  Putnam,  7."     (jeo.   Sliephard,    in  same  meetin<^, 
transferred  his  share  to  Aaron  Putnam  ;  Joel  Fost-jr  his  to  \'arnev 
Peai^ce  and  ^Varon  Putnam,  and  .\l)raha:n  Pearce  his  sliares,  also. 


The  number  of  shareholders  at  the  close  of  tliat  meeting  was  \ 
ten,  but  l)efore  the  j^iving  of  tlie  deed  already  reproduced  in  Chap- 
ter I,  the  names  of  Ilascall  and  Pearce,  8d,  have  disappeared,  and 
those  of  Wm.  Bowman  and  Rufus  Cowles  ha\e  taken  their  places. 
The  ten  men  who  undertook  the  settlement  of  the  Grant,  and  thus 
became  the  founders  of  our  town  were,  as  described  in  the  formal 
and  stateh  language  of  the  olden  time  : 

"Aaron  Putnam  on  the  premises.  Yeoman. 

Varnev  Pearce  of  New  Salem,  Esquire. 

Joseph  Iloulton  on  the  premises,  Esquire. 

John  Putnam  of  New  vSalem,  Gentleman. 

Joshua  i*utnam  of  New  vSalem,  Yeoman. 

Rufus  Cowles  of  aVmherst,  Ph\sician. 

John  Chamberlain  of  New  Salem,  Yef)man. 

Wm.  Bowman  of  I  ladle v,  Yeoman. 

Consider  Hastings  of  New  Salem,  (ientleman. 

Thomas  Powers  of  Greenwich,  Esquire." 

Of  these  proprietors  two  had  already  become  settlers  and  a  thinl, 
Joshua  Putnam,  moved  on  to  the  (irant  just  after  the  deed  was 
drawn.     None  ol"  the  others  became  settlers.     Varney  Pearce  vis- 


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itcd  the  Grant  in  the  summer  of  IS  10,  for  his  name,  \vi;h  that  of 
Josepli  Iloulton,  are  the  witnesses  on  one  of  the  oldest  deeds. 
John  I'utnam  niav  ])ossil)lv  ha\e  made  a  \isit  to  the  (irant.  After 
his  deatli  three  of  iiis  children  mo\ed  to  the  IlouUon  Plantation. 
Dr.  Cowles  deeded  all  of  his  land  except  two  lialf  lots  to  Amherst 
Acaileniy  as  a  part  oi  the  orij^inal  endovvnuMit  of  $,'>(>, (!()(;. 00.  Of 
tix'  two  half  lots,  th.e  North  half  of  o4  was  deeded  to  Amos  Pearce, 
An^iist  Mth,  1<S20.  This  is  the  'ot  still  known  as  the  Pearce  home- 
stead. Joshua  P  nam  houi^ht  the  other  half  lot  a  few  years  later, — 
the  Jno.  Green  fa  m. 

The  heirs  o''  John  Chamherlain  deeded  all  their  riti^hts  and  titles 
to  Nathan  llolden  of  New  Salem,  on  Januar\-  liith,  1.S07.  Eleazar 
Packard  of  New  vSalem  married  Iwucinda  llolden.  (!;uic!,hter  of  Na- 
than, as  his  second  wife,  and  mo\ed  onto  the  I  Io!(l(.'n  lanils  in  the 
year  \H\i).  Out  of  one  of  the  llolden  lots  was  sold  the  land  for 
the  Hancock  I^arracks,  and  another  became  the  (ireen  Kendall 
homestead,  now  the  property  of  A.  \V.  Inii^ersol. 

Varnev  Pearce  deeded  some  of  his  lots  to  di  "erent  parties,  and 
after  his  death,  about  1822,  his  executor,  vSamucl  Pearce,  conveyed 
the  balance  to  Abraham  Pearce,  who  became  a  settler  on  them. 

Wm.  Bowman  had  bouii^ht  the  share  of  Samuel  Pearce,  8d, 
thoui^h  the  ilccd  is  not  on  record,  and  the  fact  can  be  known  bv  the 
allusions  in  the  Bov>'man  conveyances.  These  were  to  >Samuel 
Rice  of  New  Saj,i:j33.r-bAi:^eed  of  June  21st,  1H07,  witnessed  before 
Varnev  Pearce,  Esq.,  which  conveyed  i^ot  4«,  and  the  South  half 
of  ;)2,  or  the  Tcnney  farm  so-called  ;  and  to  Varnev  Pearce  the 
remainder  of  the  share,  February  2<Sth,  1821.  Consider  Hastini's 
conveyed  to  Samuel  Pearec,  2i\,  but  the  records  do  not  show  de- 
tails. Samuel  Kendall  eventually  bouij^ht  the  sli.are.  Thomas 
Powers  deeded  the  North  half  of  Lot  ^^o  to  Amos  Putnam,  Febru- 
ary 11th,  182(i.  This  is  the  farm  of  Mr.  David  Hana<^an.  The 
record  of  his  other  conveyances  is  not  at  hand.  The  shares  of 
Benjamin  Ilascall  were  sold  to  Rufus  Cowles  of  Amherst,  thon<rh 
here  aga.in  there  is  no  record  of  the  transac^lion. 

This  array  of  detail  is  needed  to  set  forth  carefully  the  beij^inninf^^ 
of  this  settlement,  and  to  show  who  and  what  manner  of  people 
had  put  themselves  to  the  task  of  causin<:f  "the  wilderness  to  blos- 
som as  the  rose."  To  rijj^htly  estimate  these  men  and  women 
whom  Grandmother  found  here,  in  the  woods,  we  must  revert  a<2:ain 
to  the  conditions  of  the  country  at  largfe,  and  of  the  leij^islative 
grant. 

It  was  the  gloomy  uncertain  period  before  the  war  of  1812, 
when  commercial  enterprise  and  speculation  were  at  the  lowest 
ebb.     The  ad:  of  the  Legislature  required  that  six  families  should 


// 

be  settled  on  the  lands  w  itliln  ii\c  \ears  or  t!ie  con\i'\ance  would 
bo  void.  This  CJrant  had  no  \alue  as  timber  land,  for  it  had  not 
beeonio  i^ossiblc  to  operate  so  lar  inland.  The  nie»'  who  at  tirst 
came  t'or\  ard  ai'  I  d.evv  the  shares  no  doubt  expected  soon  to  sell 
them  at  an  adsance,  but  the  buyers  did  n')t  come.  'I'he  rumors  ot' 
war,  t!ie  lon^  distance  t'lrou^h  tlie  drearv  wilderness,  and  tiie  al- 
ready  westward  movement  to  (Jhio  checked  any  attemj)t  at  specu- 
laLiNe  use  of  the  land.  It  beLf-m  to  seem  as  thoui/h  the  le'^'islative 
aid  to  the  Xew  v^alcm  Acade'.m  would  Ix.'  bootless  from  lack  of 
an\  possibility  of  complyinjj^  witli  the  rec[uirements.  The  records 
show  some  steps  taken  toward  developement  oi'  tlie  land  ;  and  the 
one  step  out  of  which  all  the  future  course  became  possible  was 
the  appointment  of  Joseph  Houlton  as  surveyor  of  the  Grant. 

The  Xew  vSalem  ^Vcademy  and  the  purchasers  of  the  Grant  had 
common  reason  to  tliink  well  of  t'.ieir  townsman  and  associate,  and 
the  people  of  the  'i'ovvn  of  Houlton,  to-da\',  can  re\ere  the  mem- 
ory of  their  large  viewe-',  lari^e  hearted  founder.  When  his  name 
first  appears  in  these  transactions  Mr.  Houlton  was  in  the  prime  of 
his  life,  in  tlie  possession  of  a  good  farm  in  X'ew  vSalem,  ai^d  ot 
other  property  besides.  He  held  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace 
and  his  judgment  was  reliecl  upon  by  his  neighbors.  He  had  a 
knowledge  of  surveying,  was  skilful  in  the  use  of  tools,  and  ol"  the 
versatile  ability  to  adaj)t  himself  to  the  needs  of  his  situation 
wherever  he  might  be  placed.  A  fine  and  true  specimen  of  that 
New  En.gland  stock  wiiicli  has  made  the  L'nited  States.  In  all 
those  early  transavilions  he  ligures,  now  nn  ith  one  associate,  then 
with  another,  to  locate  the  Grant,  and  finally,  when  there  was  ap- 
parentlv  but  little  hoj^e  apart  from  him,  he  was  selected,  single  aad 
alone,  to  survey  and  lot  the  Grant,  with  the  additional  duty  of  as- 
signing the  shares  according  to  the  cjualitv  of  the  land,  '^it  his 
discretion."  When  thus  pr.';  to  the  point  of  this  work  l-.e  had  not 
thought  of  emigrating  to  this  section,  for  he  had  bought  a  farm  on 
the  Susquehanna  River  and  was  looking  in  that  diret^tion  for  the 
new  'M)me  of  his  growing  family. 

Record  is  silent  on  all  the  points  Involved  in  the  location  of  this 
Grant,  but  it  is  evident  that  in  the  summer  of  ISOl  Mr.  Houlton 
must  have  visited  this  region,  for  in  the  fall  of  that  vear  his  allot- 
ment of  the  land  was  accepted,  the  shares  were  drawn,  and  the 
hrst  edort  made  towards  getting  a  road  from  the  Penobscot  river. 
After  this  date  the  strait  of  tlie  Academv  and  of  its  friends  became 
the  greatest.  No  money  had  been  realized  on  a'osokite  sales.  The 
purchasers  were  friends  of  the  school  w  ho  wished  to  save  the  vState 
aid  if  they  could,  but  the  settlers  were  not  forthcoming.  One  year 
after  another  passed  and  the  crisis  was  at  hand,  for  the  grant  would 


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soon  l;ij)se  if  something"  was  not  done.      In   \\  liosc  mind   the  snjj^- 
j>"cstion  llrst  arose  wliich  soUcd  tlic   situation,    sa\(.'(l   tiic   (irant   to 
the   x\cadcnn  ,    antl    made   tlie    I'ou  n   of  Iloulton  we  now  do  not 
know,  hnt  it  is  more  tlian  lii<ely  that  it  came,  almost  as  an  intnition, 
to  that  heroic  woman,  and  "Alotiier  in  Israel,"  Lvdia  Trar-k    Put-/ 
nam,  w  ho  with  her  horse  and  saddlel)a<;s  became  sucli   a   chi\alric 
fijijnre  on  the  staj^e  of  e\ents  in  the,  now,  shaclowx   \ears  of  the  in-/ 
fant  settlement.      Siie  was  the  fittiii':;-   dauj^hter   of  a    hero,  i'ny   heii 
father  (hed  with  Wolfe  in  llie  Old  I'"rench  War,  and  her  f.rst  \h>vn 
son,  whom  she  was  nursing-  on   her    lap   when   the    tidings   of  h.ei' 
father's  <leath  came  home,  ind)il)e(l  the    spirit   of  his   orandsire    to 
the   de<rree  that,  when  the  rally  was  made  around  i^oston  after  the 
battle  of  Lexington,  thoup,h  a  mere  striplinj^,  lie  lushed  toward  t!ie 
pray  onlv  to  fall  and  die  by  the  way  thronj^h  imprudent  exposure. 

At  the  time  ol'  the  ^Vcademy  (irant  she  was  a  widow  with  l.\e 
children  li\in<''.  Aaron,  her  \oun -jest  son,  w  itli  win  an  she  li\j.(l, 
was  one  of  the  ]:)urcliase"rfr. '  Tlannidi,  her  oldest  dauj^hter,  was  the 
wife  of  Varnev  Pearce,  another  owner;  and  vSarah,  her  seconil 
dauj^hter,  was  the  wife  of  Joseph  Iloulton.  We  can  well  conceive 
the  mother  as  sayin<i^  to  her  sons  and  (huij^hters  :  ^'This  jjlan  must 
not  fail.  If  the  sneri  connecHed  w  itii  you  are  faint  hearted,  l)uv 
them  out,  or  <^et  some  other  friends  of  the  school  to  lake  their  places, 
who  can  provide  meiins  to  pay  for  those  shares.  Then  let  us  turn 
over  these  farms,  her.',  to  the  Academ\',  and  oin'selves  i^o  and  ful- 
fil the  terms  of  the  Grant.  The  Academ\'  can  sell  these  lands  and 
we  can  live  on  those.  I  have  seen  that  done.  1  ha\e  alread\  made 
one  home  out  of  the  forrest  and  can  do  it  a<^ain."  Such  suii^j^estions 
of  such  a  mother  to  her  children  were  not  unheeded.  Joseph 
Houlton  and  Aaron  Putnam  said,  '•'It  shall  be  done."  Mr.  Iloul- 
ton had  admired  the  forest  when  here,  and  had  concluded  that  the 
soil  underneath  nuist  be  strong"  and  fertile.  He  even  preferred  this 
location  to  the  Pennsylvania  \"alley,  and  drew  l)ack  from  that  \  en- 
ture  to  trv  his  career  at  the  eastward.  ]Mr.  John  Putnam  was  an 
imcle  to  /Varon  and  Mrs.  lloidton,  and  brother  of  Joshua  Putnam. 
These  two  Putnam  households  furnished  the  necessary  families  to 
hold  the  (irant,  and  they  and  their  associates  named  in  the  deed, 
made  up  the  sum  of  $"),0()().00  which  was  passed  to  the  credit  of 
the  Institution. 

Lydia  Trask  Putnam,  her  son  Aaron,  her  two  sons-in-law,  Jo- 
seph Iloulton  and  Varnev  Pearce,  her  nephews  John  and  Josluia 
Putnam,  and  their  sister  Betsey  with  her  husband  Dr.  Samuel  Rice, 
were  the  familv  group  from  which  came  the  name  and  characJfter 
of  our  town. 

Of  Mr.  Houlton's  familv  connections  the  materials  in  hand  jj^ive 


very  little  infonnation  except  that  when  a  ])()y  lu'  did  chores  at  the 
home  of  his  Grandtatlier  who  was  away  in  the  army  of  the  Revol- 
ution. He  needs  no  ancestry  to  iiold  him  np.  His  career  thron<jfh 
life  slioweil  him  to  be  a  well  balanced  sa;4aci')us  man,  a  natnral 
leader.  The  Putnam  tamilv  to  which  he  was  allied  b\  marriasfe 
wa.s  of  tile  Old  vSalenj  stock  whicii  counted  illustrious  names  in  the 
early  annals  of  tlie  ountrv.  i)l'  tlie  immediate  family  under  con- 
sideration, three  brot'.iers,  L)z/iel,  Amos  and  Joshua,  were  the  pio- 
neers (Uit  of  (^kl  v^'alcm  into  \ew  Salem,  Massaciuisetts.  Uz/iel 
wa.s  th'j  oldest  and  was  Deacon  o{  the  Conjjjrejj^ational  Church  in 
tiiat  jjlace.  His  i^randson,  Putnam  Shaw,  was  the  onlv  member 
of  his  family  wiio  came  to  Houlton  to  liNe.  NJr.  Shaw  himself  be- 
came Deacon  T>f  the  Con^ref^ational  Church  in  1  loulton,  and  spent 
the  later  years  of  his  life  on  his  farm  in  Ilod^don. 

Amos  l*utnam  was  the  husband  of  Lydia  Trask,  and  died  before 
the  year  1«(M).  His  oldest  son  and  namesake.  Amos,  fell  in  the 
War  as  stated.  His  second  son,  Jacob,  remained  in  New  vSalem, 
and  the  youn<^est  son,  Aaron,  with  wife  and  mother  came  to  the 
new  settlement.  Aaron  had  married  Miss  Isa  Patrick  of  Weston, 
a  lady  of  t^ood  family,  wh.o  had  tau<;ht  school. 

Joshua  Putnam  had  two  sons,  John  and  Josluia,  Jr.,  and  two 
dau<4hters,  Betsey  who  married  Samuel  Rice,  and  Eunice  who 
married  vSamuel  Kendall. 

Mr.  John  Putnam  had  two  .sons,  Joshua  and  John  Varnum,  who 
came  to  Houlton  some  ten  years  after  the  settlement,  and  two 
dauij^hters,  lumice  who  married  James  Ballard  and  can  j  with  her 
brothers  to  Houlton,  and  ^>all\  who  married  a  ^'lr.  Sawinof  Cam- 
brid«^e,  Mass. 

Mr.  Joshua  Putnam,  brother  of  John,  with  his  family  joined  in 
the  mijj^ration  to  Houlton.  His  wife  was  Aliss  Betsey  ]5aker  of 
Bakersfield,  Mass.,  and  she  had  .seen  the  whole  pioneer  life  of  that 
settlement  before  cominj^  this  way.  vShe  too,  doubtless,  helped  in 
the  solution  of  the  settlement  c[uestion,  for  she  said  to  all,  '^  I  am 
n(jt  afraid  to  <j^o  into  the  woods,  I  know^  all  about  it."  In  this  fam- 
ily there  were  six  sons  and  two  dau<^hters.  I'he  oldest  dauirhter, 
Fanny,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-two,  and  at  the  time  was  engaged  to 
be  married  to  Amos  Pearcc.  Harriet  was  the  name  of  the  other 
daughter,  who  never  married,  and  died  in  Hoidton.  Of  the  boys, 
John  died  when  at  school  at  Limerick  ;  Joseph  died  in  Houlton, 
and  is  l)uried  by  the  side  of  his  father  ;  Franklin  married  Mary 
Rice,  and  'moved  to  the  We.st ;  James  married  Clymena  Stanley  of 
Monticello,  and  nM)ved  away;  Sterne  married  Hannah  Townsend 
of  New  Salem,  whose  acquaintance  he  formed  while  at  .school 
there.      Romaine,  the  oldest  son,  never  married.      He  entered  Bovv- 


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(loin  C'olK'j^c  in  tlic  cUiss  of  1H2'.*,  hut  did  not  join  his  class.  Ik- 
Kul)sc(jin.'ntlv  went  to  Australia  where  he  died.  Sterne  I'ntnani 
made  the  clearinjjf  on  Lot  47,  on  tiie  Milita;v  Road  in  I  lonlton,  bnt 
nu)re  than  forty  years  aj^n  moved  hack  with  his  laniilv  and  his  mother 
to  ^lassacluisetts,  and  then  aj^'ain  to  Miimesota,  where  he  died. 

Dr.  Sanujcl  Rice  iiad  married  Miss  I'd i/ahetli  I'litnatn.  I  le  was 
a  piiysician  in  ^ood  |)ractice  in  New  Salem  when  be  hotii^Iit  into 
tiie  Bowman  share  in  1X07,  Their  children  were  four.  Mary  who 
married  her  cousin  Franklin  ;  Hli/aheth  who  married  in  Eastport ; 
Charles  who  l)ecame  a  pin  sician  in  the  l*ro\  ince  ;  and  Sanuiel  who 
entered  the  ministry  and  went  to  Canada.  Dr.  Rice  moved  with 
his  familv  to  Woodstock  in  \X'2'.\. 

Januar\  2lst,  1^<I)1>,  John  rutnam  convex  ed  to  Phin' 'has  Stevens 
of  New  Salem,  the  North  half  of  Lot  l\').  'IMiis  Ste\ens  was  a 
younj;^  man  who  was  l>rou<;ht  up  in  Mr.  Putnam's  family  and  came 
to  Houlton  with  his  aunt  Mrs.  Rice.  April  H>th,  1«I4,  Joshua 
Putnam  deeded  to  him  the  South  half  of  the  same  lot.  .\fter  a 
few  years  he  married  Charit\'  (ira\ ,  a  \<)un<^  uoman  iVom  Wake- 
field, N.  IJ.,  who  came  over  and  worked  in  the  family  of  Dr.  Rice. 
April  17th,  1.S18,  Stevens  sold  the  South  half  of  ."):>"  to  L.  Pack- 
ard, and  shortK  afterwards  mo\'ed  o\er  to  the  Pro\ince.  This  lot 
was  bou<^ht  of  Packard  the  same  year  by  Green  Kendall,  and  now 
forms  a  part  of  the  Ingersol  property. 


THE   FIRST  MOVES. 


CHAPTER  IV. 


The  way  is  now  clear  to  put  in  order  the  move.nents  of  the  first 
comers  to  the  Grant.  To  appreciate  these  removals  in  their  full 
significance  it  must  be  born  in  mind  that  the  end  <if  the  journey 
was  one  hundred  miles  beyond  Oldtown,  with  not  a  mile  of  road 
above  that  point,  or  even  a  spotted  line.  From  the  Passamaquod- 
dy  Bay  it  was  more  than  eighty  miles,  through  equalh  trackless 
wilds,  and  the  only  feasible  access  was  via  the  St.  John  river.  Sea- 
going crafts  could  reach  Frederii^ton,  and  thence  to  Woodstock  re- 
course could  be  had  to  canoes,  or  boats  towed  by  horses.  This 
was  a  journey  of  sixt}'  miles,  and  from  Woodstock,  due  West,  the 


distance  (»r  twelve    miles    intervened  l>elore   tlie    East    line  of  the 
(irant  was  toinid. 

h\  \(>le  nt'tiic  j^urehasiMM  ot  tile  ( irant,  Mi".  Iloniton  was  directed 
to  survev  and  lot  tlie  lands,  hi**^  it  appeals,  in  all  the  records,  that 
the  work  in  this  (irant,  as  wen  a.^  others  near  by,  was  done  by 
l*ark  Holland,  Ivsip  Of  the  suhsecpient  career  of  lCsi|nire  Ilol- 
land  nothin''  comes  into  the  historv  of  the  town,  hut  it  is  uorthv 
oi"  note  that  he  died  in  lianLTor  in  1^11,  at  the  a<re  of  ninetv-two. 
On  his  moiunneiit  in  Mount  Hope  Cemetery,  is  this  inscription: 

"  lie  siT'cil  in  thi'  W;ir  of  tin-  Itcvoliitioii  :i  I.icuti  tiant  in  Ibr  I-'iltli  !{«■;;  i-nciil  of  Massii- 
chiist'tts;  and  in  yrati-fiil  memory  of  that  scrvii-i-  llic  Massaclui.- clis  Society  of  tlic  Cincin- 
nati has  caused  this  stone  to  he  crci*tfd,  A.  D.  livSS." 

T^ientenant  Ibilland  was  one  of  the  ori<^i:Kd  members  of  that 
'       'ch  of  the  Cincinnati. 

h<  the  sunnner  of  ISO,")  Mr.  ^Varon  Putnam  made  his  plans  to 
move  out  and  fmd  tlie  new  !iome.  The  land  was  not  vet  deeded 
to  the  proprietors,  for  it  is  uncertain  whether  the  ten  fhiai  buvers, 
at  this  time,  had  made  their  com[)aot.  I^ut  tlie  Grant  was  made, 
the  Committje  of  the  Trustees  to  conve\'  to  t!i«*  proprietors  had 
been  appcjinted  the  October  precedin*^,  and  the  Committee  of  the 
LcLjislature  had  conveyed  the  lantls  to  the  Trustees'  Connnittee  on 
February  21  st,  ISd,'),  The  Le<^islative  Acl;t  was  passed  June  IDth, 
I'SOl,  and  but  one  year  remained  in  which  to  make  valid  the  pos- 
session. 

Whv  Mr.  I'utnam  and  his  family  went  first  does  nolapp^^ar,  but 
such  was  the  fact.  From  Boston  thev  sailed  to  the  mouth  of  the 
vSt.  John,  and  then  up  to  Fredericton.  Here  the\  embar'ced  in  a 
small  craft,  and  alter  a  tedious  passa«j[e  landeil  at  Woodstock.  This 
]:)oint  of  the  landing;  was  some  few  miles  below  the  jjresent  town. 
At  this  })lace  the  *^oods  and  ei1e(^ts  were  housed,  and  the  familv  re- 
maineil  while  thj  voimsr  men  of  the  com')an\  went  on  throuj^h  the 
woods  and  took  possession  ol'  certain  lots  bv  fellin<^  trees.  Mr. 
Putnam  now  varied  from  his  first  plan,  and  instead  of  be<.^innin<^ 
life  in  the  woods,  as  soon  as  the  camps  could  be  built,  he  began 
storekeeping  on  the  bank  of  the  river.  .Vt  this  time  his  oldest  son, 
Amos,  was  nine  sears  of  age,  and  the  second,  Jay  Stillman,  three. 
The  trading  operation  continuec'  four  ye.'»'s,  and  tradition  hands 
down  the  report  that  it  was  not  a  success.  There  was  other  and 
better  work  for  Aaron  l*utnam  than  the  petty  life  of  a  small  trader. 
A  third  son,  Lvsander,  was  born  in  their  house  ,Septembei  21st, 
IHOf). 

It  may  not  be  amiss  in  passing  from  the  Putnam  family  to  the 
next  pioneer  group,  to  recall  the  experience  of  both  the  leading 
men  in  the  summer  of  1804,  whon  they  made  a  trip  to  the  Acade- 


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my  lands.  It  was  an  experience  very  similar  to  that  of  Mr. 
Wormwood's,  a  few  years  later,  and  is  a  second  ilius^»-'tion  of 
the  hardships  surroundin*^  the  elforts  to  locate  and  peo}n.  the  new 
rej^ion.  Messrs.  I'utnam  and  llonlton,  \\  ith  a  third  man  in  com- 
pany, iiired  an  Indian  with  his  canoe  to  take  them  throu*4h  the  \\  il- 
derness  t(i  tlie  St.  John  riyer.  It  would  almost  appear  that  it  was 
the  same  doiil)tful  guide  who  misled  Mr.  \\'ormwood  so  hadh',  for 
at  the  head  of  the  Barkahegan  stream  he  wanled  to  lea\e  them  af- 
ter telliny:  them  the  way.  The  men  were  incautious  enough  to  let 
him  go  and  trust  to  their  own  skill,  but  it  \yas  almt)st  a  fatal  mis- 
take. After  making  the  carry  to  the  Schoodic  Lake,  and  striking 
mto  the  \yoods  on  the  East  side,  they  vyere  soon  lost.  Tiiey  wan- 
dered about  for  a  number  of  (la\  s  and  soon  got  out  of  food.  In 
this  extremity,  at  the  crossing  of  a  brook,  thev  made  a  dip  net  of  a 
shirt  and  managed  to  scoop  up  a  few  tish  wliicli  sayed  them  from 
starvation.  For  miles  and  miles  they  wandered!,  but  managed,  by 
some  good  chance,  to  work  in  an  Easterly  direction,  and  when 
very  much  exhausted  they  at  last  came  into  the  settlement  on  the 
St.  John,  thirt\-tiye  miles  below  Woodstock.  I'liey  came  to  the 
house  of  the  parents  of  Mrs.  Stephen  PuUen  who  was  a  little  girl 
at  the  time.  She  said  the  men  looked  so  badly  tliat  she  was  terri- 
bly frightened  by  them, —  clothes  torn,  faces  and  hands  scratched 
and  bruised,  and  eyes  suidvcn.  The  good  woman  fed  them  spar- 
ingly on  some  fresh  salmon,  and  they  began  ti»  rally  at  once. 

There  was  good  reason  wbiV,  in  the  next  year,  the  family  re- 
moval was  by  sea  and  river. 

In  April,  1<S()7,  occurred  the  migration  of  the  Houlton  family. 
As  this  was  the  leading  family  in  numbers  and  intiuence,  it  deserves 
particular  mention  in  detail.  The  peculiar  traits  of  Mr.  Houlton 
have  been  alluded  to,  and  it  is  already  seen  how  fitted  in  personal 
characteristics  he  was  for  the  position  of  leader  in  the  new  colony. 
His  wife,  as  stated,  was  Sarah,  sister  of  Aaron  Putnam,  and  they 
had  a  family  of  eight  children  at  the  time  of  the  departure.  The 
oldest  child,  also  named  Sarah,  had  married  .Samuel  Cook  who 
lived  for  a  time  in  Monmouth,  Maine.  Thcv  and  their  two  chil- 
dren, Polly  and  William,  went  to  I^oston  to  join  the  rest  of  the 
family.  James  Houlton,  the  second  child,  was  married  on  the 
day  of  their  leaving  New  Salem,  to  Sarah  Haskell.  The  other 
children  were  Polly,  Lydia,  Louisa,  vSamuel,  Joseph  Jr.,  and 
Henry.  Mr.  Houlton  was  a  man  of  property,  and  the  arrange- 
ments for  the  new  life  were  very  complete.  They  brouglit  not  only 
the  ordinary  outfit  of  common  housekeeping,  but  china  and  silver- 
ware ;  wheat  to  sow  in  the  field,  tiower  seeds,  peony  bulbs,  and  all 
sorts  of  medicinal  herbs  were  also  packed  up  and  brought  along. 


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At  Boston  they  emliarkcd  upon  a  scliooner,  chartered  for  the  pur- 
pose-, and  after  battlinjj^  witli  adverse  elements  for  six  weeks,  they 
reached  Fretlericton  in  the  mi(klle  of  May.  When  they  arrivetl  at 
Woodstock  Air.  Iloulton  left  his  wife  and  younger  chikhen  there, 
and  with  one  or  two  of  the  okler  boys  pushed  right  on  to  put  in  a 
crop  for  that  season.  The  chosen  spot  was  on  Lot  14,  just  across 
tlie  Cook  Brook,  and  near  the  present  highway.  With  his  ac- 
customed energy  and  directness  of  e.iort  he  got  in  quite  a  piece  of 
wheat  and  planted  a  patch  of  potatoes,  the  forerunners  of  the  im- 
mense yield  of  to-day. 

In  the  latter  part  of  August  Mrs.  Iloulton  told  her  dauglitjr 
Lydia,  tlien  fourteen  years  okl,  that  slie  was  tired  of  staving  there 
in  Woodstock  alone,  and  they  too  would  go  to  the  clcarin<if  and 
see  her  husband  and  the  boys.  Mrs.  Iiouiton  rode  horseback 
carrying  a  basket  on  lier  arm  which  contained  the  china  tea  set, 
and  had  a  feather  pillow  strapped  to  t!ie  saddle.  Her  nephew, 
Amos  Putnam,  came  with  them  to  act  as  guide  through  the  devious 
bridle  path,  for  about  ten  miles.  Then  thev  were  obliged  to  leave  the 
horse  and  go  the  rest  of  the  way  on  foot.  The  father  and  his  boys 
knew  n.  'Ising  of  this  visit  and  while  busy  cutting  the  wiieat  sud- 
denly heard  the  sound  of  voices.  In  the  little  clearing  in  the  midst 
of  the  dense  forest,  the  unexpected  sound  was  at  first  startling,  but 
after  a  moment's  listening  Mr.  Iloulton  said,  "That  is  JSarah'g 
voice  ;  your  mother  has  come,"  and  they  all  rushed  into  the  woods 
to  meet  them. 

Tradition,  which  may  not  be  fidly  verified,  says  that  they  in- 
duced *'mother"  to  push  on  up  the  hill,  quite  a  little  distance,  where 
there  was  a  fine  spring,  and  after  yielding  to  their  solicitations  as 
long  as  she  could,  at  last  she  said  she  could  go  no  farther  and  sat 
down.  A  camp  of  shelter  was  made,  and  eventually,  on  that  spot 
the  log  house  was  built.  Upon  the  completion  of  this  the  family 
all  came  over,  and  it  is  probable  that  James  built  his  own  house 
the  same  se-^on.  Mrs.  Houlton  was  a  notable  house  keeper,  her 
husband  was  a  good  mechanic,  and  the  house,  though  of  rough 
logs  without,  was  finishe('i  and  furnished  in  excellent  method  in- 
side. The  Iloulton  house,  with  the  log  structure  and  later,  the 
frame  house  wliich  still  stands,  became  famed  for  good  cheer  and 
inviting  hospitality.  This  house  stood  on  Lot  21,  and  Mr.  Cook 
settled  upon  14,  ^vhere  the  first  wheat  was  grown.  That  lot  still 
is  the  home  of  the  family.  Mr.  William  Cook,  whose  life  ante- 
dotes  the  settlement,  still  lives  at  his  home  in  the  corner  of  20.  Of 
this  family  the  daughter  Fanny  was  born  while  they  tarried  at 
Woodstock,  and  seven  more  children  were  born  in  Houlton. 

Mr.  James  Houlton's  first  house  undoubtedly  stood  just  about 


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where  now-  is  the  house  of  Supt.  Martin  of  the  Extract  Wo'-Vs. 
In  th''t  hoiiseholil  their  eldest  danj^hter,  CaroHno,  was  the  ni  .l 
child  born  in  the  settlement.  »She  died  at  the  ajj^e  of  sixteen. 
1    ere    'vere  eijifht   children  in    all  in  this  fair  Pollv   Iloulton 

married  Ehenezer  Warner  and  li\ed  at  th'st  in  .  .^  loii^  honse  of  her 
brother  vSamuel.  This  house  was  on  the  site  of  the  X.  H.  W\  vSta- 
tion.  Lydia,  who  was  her  motlier's  attendant  on  that  lirst  trip  to 
the  new  home,  mani.d  Isaac  Smith  of  WOodstock.  For  some 
years  their  abode  was  In  the  Parisii  of  Richmond,  but,  as  Mrs. 
Smith  had  a  stronji^  wis'.i  to  li\e  near  her  parents,  Mr.  Smith  sold 
that  farm  to  Charles  VV'oihaupter,  and  Ixnif^it  the  farm  wiiere  he 
subse(|uentlv  died,  i^ouisa  married  a  New  Salem  man  by  the 
name  of  Thom[)son  and  removetl  to  tliat  town.  Samuel  Houlton 
married  vSallv  Kendall,  and  tlieir  family  numbered  five  or  six. 
This  whole  houseiiold  moved  avva\'  from  t'.ie  town  seven  years  ai^o. 
Joseph  Jr.  married  .Vlmira  Ray.  She  died  here,  but  the  rest  of 
the  family  moved  to  the  West.  Henry  Houlton,  the  youn<j^est 
child,  was  engaged  to  Miss  Ellen  White,  l)ut  slie  died  ])efore  they 
were  married.  Henry  became  a  successful  and  enterprising  busi- 
ness man  and  soon  accumulated  cjuite  a  projjerty.  He  was  stricken 
with  -paralysis  at  the  early  n'^c  of  thirt\-five  and  remained  an  in- 
\alid  to  the  time  of  his  death  in  bS.")(). 

In  the  second  year  of  the  settlement  Mr.  Houlton  built  a  rude 
sort  of  a  grist  mill  where  anyone  could  grind  that  chose  to.  Aside 
from  this  their  dependence  was  upon  hanil  mills,  or  by  tedious 
journey  to  Fredericton.    .  ■  - 

In  the  same  year,  or  1808,  Mr.  Houlton  was  appointed  Register 
of  Deeds  for  the  Northern  District  of  Washington  County,  by  Gov- 
ernor Sidlivan.      I'his  position  he  held  till  the  time  of  his  death. 

September -Ith,  1801),  a  petition  was  drawn  up  and  signed  ask- 
ing the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts  to  incorporate  the  signers  into 
a  town,  to  be  called  Houlton.  There  is  a  sort  of  grim  humor  that 
runs  tlirough  the  prayer.  At  one  place  it  reads,  "AVe  are  sen- 
sible that  we  have  the  priviledge  of  going  to  the  next  Incorporated 
Town,  but  when  your  honors  turn  your  attention  for  a  moment  to 
our  local  situation,  being  one  himdred  and  ten  miles  from  any  In- 
corporated Town,  and  that  through  a  wilderness  without  a  road, 
our  advantage  dwindles  into  nothing."  Again,  '•AVe  are  scnsiiile 
that  it  is  the  usual  custom  to  require  an  '  Order  of  Notice  '  before  an 
Act  of  Incorporation  is  passed,  but  when  our  situation  is  taken  into 
view,  that  our  being  Incorporated  or  not  being  Incorporated  con- 
cerns none  but  ourselves,  we  hope  the  usual  custom  of  notifycation 
will  be  dispensed  with,  and  the  Act  of  Incorporation  granted." 

Seven  signers  joined  in  the  petition  and  a  postscript  at  the  bot 


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toni  of  tlie  slic'ct  recorded  the  fact,  "  Four  families,  Aaron  Putnam 
moved  since  the  Petition  was  (h'avvn."  Notwithstandinjjf  tlie,  Pe- 
titioners' seemed  to  have  so  stronjj^  a  case,  the  Committee,  next  Feb- 
runrv  reported  that  the  i*etitioners'  iia\e  lea\e  to  wilhch'avv.  ,  ' 

It  was  in  this  vear  that  Mr.  Jolm  Putnam,  as  well  as  Aaron, 
moved  to  noult;)n.  The  location  of  this  family  at  the  first  was  on 
the  Lot  15,  just  across  from  the  Cook  clearinjjj.  They  afterwards 
lived,  for  a  time,  on  40,  or  the  Trueworthy  farm.  Aaron  Putnam 
pusjied  on  through  all  tliese  clearin^^s,  down  the  hill,  across  the  thick 
cedar  swamp  \\  here  is  now  the  square,  and  o\er  the  stream,  before 
he  located.  His  Ibst  lo<r  house  was  built  about  hall"  waN'  from  the 
present  bridf^e  up  to  the  site  of  his  larj^e  frame  hou^  .'  now  the  prop- 
erty of  B.  II.  Putnam. 

In  the  summer  of  I-SIO  he  built  tlie  first  mill  dam,  and  it  was 
washed  awa\'  and  rebuilt  a  number  of  times  before  it  became  fixed 
permanentlv. 

In  Julv  tlve  house  cauL^ht  fire  from  a  choppinji^  of  fiftv  acres  near 
bv,  and  witli  all  its  contents  was  soon  consumed.  It  was  a  hard 
blow  and  a  f^vcat  loss,  but  the  settlement  rallied  the  next  day  and 
out  of  the  green  trees  of  the  morning,  Mrs.  Putnam  had  a  furnish- 
ed house  at  night. 

Dr.  Rice  came  with  his  familv  in  i'Sll  and  settled  on  the  South- 
west corner  of  o2.  or  near  that  corner  of  the  Brick  Block.  Three 
of  the  children  of  Dea.  JSanuiel  Kendall  came  with  Mrs.  Rice,  for 
she  was  their  aunt. 

In  the  autumn  of  1-SI2  Mr.  Wormwood  reached  the  settlement, 
after  his  perilous  wanderings.  He  began  at  once  to  buikl  good 
houses  for  the  settlers,  and  in  the  next  year  his  owii  family  reached 
the  place,  as  Grandmother  has  told. 

September  7th,  1S14,  Dea.  Kendall  and  the  rest  of  his  fainily 
left  New  vSalem  for  Houlton.  Mr.  Edwin  Townsend  was  in  com- 
pany with  them.  Their  first  log  house  was  on  3!l,  just  across  the 
street  iVoni  the  Foundrv.  This  soon  after  gave  ]:)lace  to  a  better 
frame  house.  In  this  familv  were  three  sons,  Joshua  G.,  com- 
monly spoken  of  as  (Jreen  Kendell,  Samuel  Jr.,  and  Joseph;  and 
three  daughters,  vSarah  who  married  Samuel  Houlton,  Eliza  who 
married  Leonard  Pierce,  Esq.,  and  Nancy  who  married  Samuel 
Bennett. 

Into  Aaron  Putnam's  household  now^  came  the  fourth  and  last 
child.  The  oldest  son,  Amos,  married  Miss  Christiana  Worm- 
wood. The  si'cond.  Jay,  married  Miss  Betsev  Broad.  Lvsander 
married  Mrs.  Ruth  L.  Fall,  and  Aaron  R.  married  Maria  Bur- 
leigh. 


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Carriage  Trimming  of  all  kinds  done  in  a  workmanlike  man- 
ner^ at  prices  to  suit  tJie  times. 

E.   MERRITT  &  SONS, 

fiiocers,  millers  aqd  Wliolesale  Dealers 


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Pol^al^oes,  Hag,  Grain  ^^"^  Shorl^  Lumber, 


PROPRIETORS  HOULTON   FLOUR  AND  PLASTER  MILLS 

AND 

HOULTON  INCANDESCENT  LIGHT. 


Ira  G.  Hersey, 

Notary  Public. 


Ransford  W.  Shaw, 

Register  of  Probate. 


HKRSBY   &   SMAW, 


Attorneys  *  and  *  Counsellors  ^^  at  ->i^-  I^aw, 


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HOUI-^TO^f, 


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HeaLTGN,  NAINE, 


Has  a  LARr.E  Stock  of- 


DRY*  GOODS* 


To  n)eeb  bhe  wai)l\^  o^    \)\j>  i:)UiT)erou^  pabroi:)s,  ai)(l    is  coi)- 

^bai)Hy  ei)cIeavorii)^  bo  njeeb  bl)eir  approval  by  kee}>- 

ix)i^  bi)e  besb  ^oodo;  po^^ihle  ir>  bl;>e  class  wai;bed. 


The  Large  Trade  in 


Boots,  Shoes  and  Rubber  Foot  Wear 

Which  he  has  succeeded  in  establishing,  attests  in 
the  strongest  manner 

To  the  Rxcclleiit  S^uaUty  of  his  Goods^ 

To  the  Extetisive  \  arictv  of  hi's  Stocky 

And  to  his  Reasonable  Prices, 

T*-s  Lines  of 

Hal^s,  Caps  M^i  Genius'  Furnishing  Goods 

Are  in  Various  Qjialities,  and  at 

__ #F'OF^ULAR  #  1^RICES!# 


Also,  Sleigh  Robes,  Fur  Coats,  Horse  Blankets, 
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To  THE  Lady  Artists  of  Houlton  and 
Surrounding  Towns. 

I  wish  to  inform  you  that  I  have  now  in  stock,  from  Manufac^turcrs  in  Chicago  and  Boston, 

THtC    KICHKST    OKSIONS 

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Ever  offered  for  inspei'tion  in  Aroostook  County.    In  COMBINATIONS  I  can  prodnceover 
lOO  dilVercnt  styles  of  Frames  for  Portraits  or  Cromos.     J  nsr  onlif  thr  livxt  (Jiialitff 
of  iierimni  iStatts,     To  make  frames  promptly  I   have  the   BEST   MITKE  CUT- 
TKHS  IN  USE;  a  PATENT  VICE  to  make   perfeiH  corners.     With  my  im- 
proved  cutters  1  can  furnisli  a  frame  complete,  ready  for  delivery,  in  ten  min- 
utes, if  necessary.     Havint;- had  thirty  years  experience,   I  claim   that  I 
know  how  to  use  all  waste  pieces,  while  other  dealers  char^-e  yojfor 
pieces  considered  useless.     Will  cjuote  you  the  cost  of  Ma*.erial, 
glass,  itc.     1  give  to  all  leaving  pirtures  a  receipt  for  same, 
affix  price,  and  deliver  on  presentation  of  the  check. 


FOD  THE  PL1D0Y  TRRDE 


I  have  Oil  Paintings,  in  Rich    Gilt  Frames,  Cromos,  Pier 
and  Mantle  Mirrors,  Brackets,  Wall  Pocket",  Foot  Rests, 

Velvet  Cabinet  l'"rames,  Easels,  Carpet  Sweepers,  and  a  large  variety  of  Second-hand  F'ur- 

niture  and  Stoves,  Bedding,  &c. 

P9QH    Pflin    ^""^  every  kind  of  Old  F'urniture,  Carpets,  Stoves,  Tin  or  Glass  Ware,  Lamps, 
UIIUII    I  |11U   j^^      jjj  fg^jtj.  J  ^yj;j  purt-hase  everything  of  any  value 


worth  of  such  things  are  laying  around  the  house  or  barn. 


Hundreds  of  Dollars 
Bring  them  in  and  get  your  money. 


J^MKS     ARCHIBALD, 


Ittomei]  #  and  #  Counsellor  #  at  #  L(aw. 


NOTARY    PUBLIC. 


OVER  FRENCH'S  DRUG  STORE,  ....  HOULTON,    MAINE. 


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The  f()Uiulin<4'  of  the  town  is  now  accoinplislicd  ;  tlie  lea(lin<>^ 
laniilics  are  in  tlieir  phices,  and  the  work  of  clevelo[)ment  <^<)es  on. 
Even  at  these  earliest  years,  tlie  emij^ration  from  the  Provinces  l)e- 
gan.  The  first  family  from  that  direction  which  is  usnallv  sp»)ken 
of  is  that  of  Mr.  W^m.  Williams,  who  settled  on  Lot  20,  Xnrth  of 
wiiat  became  the  Garrison  land.  The  movement  of  settlers  from 
the  Maritime  Provinces  and  from  the  Old  Conntries  throujj^h  the 
Pro\  inces  has  ])een  kept  up  constantly  to  the  present  time.  Many 
of  the  best  and  most  successful  men  and  families  in  Iloulton,  to- 
day, are  descendants  of  that  emi_<i^ration,  and  it  is  possible  that  the 
larger  part  of  the  present  population  are  of  that  origin  rather  than 
of  the  American  stock. 

Dr.  Rice  was  the  Hrst  man  to  get  out  of  the  log  house  into  the  new 
frame  residence,  for  he  employed  ]Mr.  Wormwood  as  soon  as  he 
got  here,  to  do  the  work.  This  first  frame  building  is  remembered 
as  the  Tenney  mansion,  which  stood  where  Mrs.  West's  house  now 
is,  and  was  burned  in  the  tire  of  1^71).  The  next  house  built  by 
Mr.  Wormwood  was  the  Aaron  Putnam  mansion,  which  still  stands 
in  its  renewed  shape,  across  the  bridge  ;  Capt.  J.  V".  Putnam  bought 
it,  many  years  ago,  and  rebuilt  it  a  short  time  before  his  death. 
^Ir.  W^ormwood  built  but  one  other  house  before  he  removed  to 
Woodstock,  and  that  stood  upon  the  site  of  the  house  now  owned 
by  E.  S.  F.  Nickerson,  the  Washburn  place. 

W^oodstock  began  to  build  up  rather  faster  than  Iloulton,  and 
Mr.  W  ormwood  deemed  it  better  for  his  interests  to  go  out  there. 
He  left  the  town  in  the  fall  of  1814,  and  settled  at  Upper  Wood- 
stock. Here  his  wife  died  in  April,  181  7,  and  two  of  the  children, 
Christiana  and  Priscilla,  came  back  to  Iloulton  and  lived  with  Aaron 
Putnam's  family. 

The  first  regular  minister  to  visit  the  place  was  Rev.  Edmund  East- 


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man  of  Limerick,  who  ()r<ijatiizc(l  the  Fiist  Coii<jjre<2^atIoiial  Clnircli 
in  the  Phmtation,  October  l.'Jth,  IHI 1.  Tliis  man  made  one  or  two 
visits  to  the  phice,  and  on  his  way  Iionij  was  taken  sick  and  died 
in  Portland.  Visits  were  made  occasionally  hy  peddlers  and  trad- 
ers from  Banj^or,  who  broui^ht  tiieir  goods  upon  their  i)acks. 
Prices  necessarily  were  hijjh  in  the  settlement,  and  the  settlers  in  the 
Provinces,  also,  were  ready  to  buy  all  that  could  be  l)rought  to 
them. 

In  IHK)  bejjan  the  first  of  those '' cold  vears"  which  are  still 
referred  to  as  so  severe  and  disastrous  to  all  tiiis  LCastern  country. 
Xothinj^' planted  coultl  grow  and  ri))en,  for  t!ie  fiosts  were  constant 
and  severe.  In  the  Madawaska  region  snow  fell  in  June  to  the 
depth  of  nine  inches,  antl  at  Iloultonthe  ground  was  covered  white 
with  it.  The  little  birds  which  came  up  from  the  South  with  the 
advent  of  the  summer  months,  were  chilled  and  died  in  large  num- 
bers. After  tiie  harvest  time,  and  no  grain  had  ripened,  the  price 
of  dour  went  up  to  an  alarming  height.  It  became  impossible  for 
the  common  people  to  get  an\  bread  at  all.  'I'he  Government  of 
New  lirimswick  had  to  come  to  the  relief  of  the  people,  for  rye 
Hour  was  iield  at  Fredericton  at  $17.00  per  barrel.  The  (Govern- 
ment supply  was  mostly  the  Southern  corn  brought  by  vessel  to  St. 
John. 

In  the  second  cold  year  the  straits  were  severe.  The  family  of 
Mr.  Joshua  Putnam  were  six  weeks  without  a  mouthful  of  bread 
of  any  kind  in  their  hous'i.  The  cows  were  able  to  live  and  gave 
their  milk  ;  the  maple  trees  gave  the  syrup  and  sugar  ;  and  the 
stream  was  alive  with  the  salmon.  Had  it  not  been  for  these  most 
excellent  fish,  in  such  profusion,  the  settlers  might  have  starved, 
in  some  cases.  Mr.  Iloulton  had  some  ready  money  about  him  all 
the  time,  and  was  able  to  provide  for  his  household.  The  eldest 
son  of  Aaron  Putnam  was  clerk  in  the  Hotel  at  Fredericton  and 
thus  was  able  to  get  hold  of  and  forward  supplies  to  his  father  and 
family.  It  was  the  exceeding  good  fortune  of  this  settlement  that 
the  two  leading  households  were  such  as  they  proved  to  be. 

Thev  alwa^•s  had  a  sympathv  for  the  needy  ;  and  sliared  heart 
and  hand  for  their  relief.  They  were  generous,  unselfish  men  and 
women  who  lived  not  to  themselves  alone.  Had  they  come  here 
merely  wrapped  up  in  themselves  and  their  own  plans  the  settle- 
ment undoubtedly  vvoidd  have  come  to  naught  in  those  drear}  .  fro- 
zen seasons. 

But,  "-We  are  here  together,  for  common  purposes  of  life,  and 
we  will  share  the  lot  together.  Do  all  you  can  to  help  yourselves, 
and  we  will  see  that  the  wives  and  children  do  not  sutler."  This 
was  the  watchword  of  those  fomilies  as  long  as  their  households 


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lasted.  Ill  after  years,  wlien  tlie  enii;.(rants'tV()m  tlie  Old  Country 
reached  here,  and  nothiti*^-  to  help  theiusel\es  with,  the\  loiind 
work,  help  and  encouragement  iVom  I'lstpiire  Iloulton  and  Mr. 
Putnam. 

VV'iien  Mrs.  Aaron  Putnam  died,  old  men  and  women  from  the 
outer  settlements,  whom  the  most  of  the  persons  present  at  the 
funeral  hardly  knew  at  all,  came  and  looked  upon  her  i'eatures  and 
stood  there  cjuite  a  time  with  the  tears  runniuLj  down  their  furrowed 
•cheeks.  'I'heN  were  those  whom  she  had  helViended  in  lonor  years 
ago,  in  their  hours  of  e\tremit\'. 

It  was  throu<^h  all  these  years  of  experiment,  uncertalnlx ,  frost 
and  weakness  that  Mrs.  Lydia  Putnam  did  her  work  of  charity  and 
benedicton.  She  had  unusual  skill  in  the  compounding  of  medi- 
cines from  the  roots  and  herbs,  nnil  lent  herself  to  eyer\'  call  for 
assistance.  She  had  a  natural  facult\'  for  nursing,  and  of  steady 
hand,  and  discriminating  skdl  in  the  occasion  of  childbirth  and 
dangerous  crises  of  disease  she  vyas  sought  for  from  far  and  wide. 

vShe  alwa\s  rode  on  horseback  with  the  saddlebags  Idled  with 
remedies  and  ap))liances  for  the  case  of  need.  She  vyas  a  vyoman 
of  slight  frame  and  slighter  build,  and  her  children  \yould  take  her 
in  their  arms  to  place  on  the  horse  as  she  went,  or  carr\  into  the 
house  on  her  return. 

She  kept  to  this  work  till  past  SO  years  of  age,  and,  on  the 
first  of  April,  1H20,  in  resjjonse  to  a  summons  trom  the  house  of 
Isaac  Smith  in  Woodstock,  she  mounted  her  horse  and  went  oyer. 
She  was  present  at  the  birth  of  our  tovynsman,  Mr.  J.  II.  Smith, 
and  on  the  way  back  to  her  home  was  too  weary  to  go  further  than 
her  daughter's  home  on  the  hill.  She  was  taken  dow  n  with  fatal 
disease  that  night,  and  in  seven  days  passed  away.  She  died  at  >S7 
years  of  age,  after  a  life  of  exceeding  usefulness.  Eyeryone  who 
could  get  out  to  the  funeral  was  present,  and  after  the  close  of  the 
services  at  the  graye  her  son,  Mr.  Aaron  Putnam,  with  muchifcel- 
ing  in  his  voice  thanked  all  the  people  for  their  great  kindness  to 
the  dead  and  the  Hying. 

In  the  height  of  the  hardships  of  the  cold  years,  Mr.  Iloulton 
determined  to  build  his  new  house.  The  house  is  still  standing 
though  somewhat  modernized  in  the  main  part.  It  is  an  historic 
building  on  more  accounts  than  one,  and  it  is  to  ]^e  hoped  that  tire 
or  improvements  will  let  it  alone  for  many  years  to  come.  It  would 
seem  that  Mr.  Iloulton  was  his  own  carpenter  and  took  quite  a 
time  to  complete  the  building.  Eyen  in  its  unfinished  condition  it 
became  the  scene  of  notable  events.  Most  prominent  of  these  in 
the  minds  of  the  oldest  people  was  the  "Linemen's  Ball,"  on  the 
fourth  of  July  1817.      The  opportunity  for  such  an  unwonted  scene 


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nffostivitv  i^row  out  of  the  presence  of  the  liip^e  party  of  Com- 
missioners, Sm\e\()rs  and  Workmen,  who  at  this  lime  were  at 
work  upon  the  HoniukiiN  Line  between  tiie  United  States  and  New 
Uiunswick.  Sir  Arehihald  Camphcll  and  Mr.  IJouchette — the 
latter  a  French  Canadian  —  represented  the  Hritisli  (Government, 
and  C  (lonel  Turner  of  N'ermont,  and  Mr.  fohnson  of  Massacliu- 
setts.  a))peared  for  the  States.  The  part\-  numhered  some  sixty 
in  all.  and  made  Iloulton  their  head(|uarters.  On  the  adjoininj^ 
hei^^IiL  of  Park's  lllil  was  tiieir  princij)al  oi)servatorv,  and,  as  it  is 
now  understood,  their  Line  ran  near  tiie  foot  of  tiiat  hill,  in  the 
main,  identical  w  ith  the  local  I'^astei'n  hounds  of  these  land  j^'rants 
as  laid  out  hv  Esc^uire  Holland  sixteen  years  before. 

An  old  chronicler  thus  enmnerated  the  suj)erior  aclvantaj^es  of 
Iloulton  for  the  rendezvous  of  such  a  distinguished  party  :  '^  There 
was  an  excellent  violinist  in  the  place,  and  the  choicest  of  liipiors, 
vviiich  at  that  time  seemed  indispensable  to  festive  occasions,  and 
the  strangers,  now  and  then,  met  the  citizens  of  Iloulton  in  friendly, 
social  pastime."  The  sai^e  historian  here  shows  that  "One  touch 
of  nature  which  makes  the   world  akin." 

As  the  Tulv  (lavs  drew  near  tlie  Commissioners  of  the  survev  and 
the  Eni^ineerino  sta'.V  <jjave  notice  of  their  purpose  to  c  dehrate  the 
anniversarv  of  Independence,  and  issued  invitations  to  the  residents 
of  Iloulton  to  meet  them  in  Escpiire  II.oulton's  new  house.  The 
house  at  that  date  was  tinisheJ  outside,  hut  within  the  whole  lower 
floor  was  available  for  the  festivities.  Such  a  prospect  set  the 
hearts  of  the  Iloulton  damesand  damsels  in  a  flutter,  and  as  elabor- 
ate toilets  were  prepared  as  were  possible.  The  younj^  ladies 
dressed  in  wliite,  and  younjrest  of  t!ie  young  was  "Grandmother" 
then  hardly  fourteen  years  old. 

The  observance  of  the  day  be<jjan  with  the  dinner  in  the  new 
house,  in  preparation  of  which  the  cooks  of  the  Commissioners  did 
themselves  credit  and  jjjave  satisfaction  to  all.  It  is  spoken  of  as 
"a  most  excellent  dinner,"  but,  unfortunatelv,  the  Bill  of  Fare  has 
perished.  Finally  the  evening  drew  on,  and  the  house  was  ablaze 
with  clbout  all  the  available  liji^htinLj  apparatus  of  the  town.  The  hi<^h 
officers  shone  in  their  uniforms,  and  the  civilians  were  in  full  dress. 
Mr.  Sam.  Kendall  rosined  up  his  bow  and  thrummed  his  violin  to 
make  thinp^s  ri<j^ht,  and  for  the  special  occasion  had  imported  "Old 
Billy  I'pham,"  as  the  <j^irls  styled  him,  from  Woodstock  to  lend 
his  aid  in  keeping  u])  the  music.  It  had  been  rather  tjuietlv  arranged 
that  ^liss  Louisa  Iloultc^i  shoidd  have  the  honor  of  leading  in  the 
first  dance  with  vSir  Archi})akl,  but  as  the  dance  was  called  he 
stepped  quickly  across  the  floor  to  where  "Grandma"  was  sitting, 
and  to  her  intense  delight  said,  "  I  will   dance  first  with   the  little 


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Hoor,  l)ut  soon  sprained  liis  loot  vvhicli  compelled  his  retirinjjj  tVoin 
the  f*esti\  ities. 

Tlie  work  on  the  survey  did  not  continue  nnich  Ioniser  lor  thev 
were  vvorkin*^  under  too  \a<;ue  instructions.  'I'hat  (juesllon  of  the 
*'hij^hlands"  was  to  them  a  cause  of  dis])ute  and  destined  to  remain 
so  a  (juarter  of  a  century  I<Mi^er.  Mi'.  IJouchette  was  (juick  tem- 
pered and  easih  Hew  into  a  passion.  At  length  in  the  end  of  one 
(Hspute  lie  challeui^ed  Col.  Turnei"  to  a  duel,  and  this  appeal  to  mor- 
tal combat  broke  up  the  party.  The  cedar  j^ost  marked  with  the 
names  of  these  Comiuissioners,  and  dates,  still  stands,  cr  at  least 
was  standing- a  few  years  a<^o,  at  the  head  of  the  Monument  Stream, 
close  by  the  side  of  which  was  placet!  the  iron  pillar  of  the  treaty  of 
lHi'2. 

In  the  next  \ear  a  petition  was  drawn  up  and  sij^ned  by  sixteen 
persons  askinj^  the  Legislature  that  they  miy;ht  be  incorporated  in- 
to a  Town  by  the  name  of  Iloulton,  and  that  the(iroton  Academy 
Grant  be  included  within  the  bountls  of  the  new  to\yn.  This  ( irant 
was  the  North  half  of  the  present  town  of  IIod<;(lon.  This  petition 
like  the  similar  one  of  ei<;ht  years  before,  pioNed  inetlectual. 

Durin<jf  the  Fall  of  IHIS  the  Iloulton  house  vyas  used  a<j:ain  for 
public  purposes.  Rev.  wSeth  E.  W'inslow  had  come  to  I  h  niton 
from  Harre,  Mass.,  to  laV)or  in  the  Plantation  for  a  time,  and  the 
new  house  was  the  most  suitable  place  for  the  meetings.  He 
called  tojj^ether  the  tew  meml)ers  of  the  church  instituted  b\  Rev. 
Mr.  Eastman,  and  caused  the  addition  of  quite  a  number  more.  At 
a  general  meetin*^  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  place,  October  '. Oth,  it 
was  voted  to  invite  Air.  Winslow  to  remain  with  them,  and  to 
raise  and  pav  to  him  $400.00  annually,  as  his  salary. 

At  the  close  of  Divine  service  on  vSundav,  November  tst,  in  the 
presence  of  the  conjj^regation,  Mr.  Amos  Putnam  and  Miss  Chris- 
tiana !•  Wormwood  were  married.  Mr.  Winslow  did  not  deem 
it  his  duty  to  remain  longer  in  the  settlement  and  declined  the 
call.  Grandmother  and  her  husband  began  housekeeping  in  the 
log  house  V  cated  by  Dr.  Rice,  and  after  a  short  stay  moved  over 
into  her  father's  house  above  Aaron  Putnam's.  The  house  and 
place  Amos  bought  of  Mr.  Wormw^ood,  and  they  lived  there  till 
after  their  first  child  was  born.  Then  he  began  a  clearing  on  the 
South  half  of  ;35  which  had  been  given  to  him  by  his  Grandmother, 
and  the  farm  remained  the  home  of  the  family  for  sixtv-six  years. 
The  Wormwood  place  was  eventually  sold  to  Jonah  Dumi,  Esq., 
who  moved  with  his  family  into  the  town  from  Cornish,  in  1826. 

The  story  of  the  infant  settlement  fittingly  closes  with  the  account 
of  the  coming  of  the  Morrison  family,  for  that  household  had  bought 


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in  the  Limerick  Academv  lands,  and  then  settliiijif  upon  tlicni  <jfave 
the  I  loultoii  company  neighbors  of  another  toNsn.  From  one  point 
ot*  \  ievv  the  close  of  the  infant  days  mi;^ht  well  he  put  on  the  hurial 
of  !^\(iia  I'rask  Putnam.  She  had  been,  iit  the  use  of  a  strong 
ti;4ure,  **the  nursing  m  )ther"  of  the  whole  c  )nnnnnit\ ,  and  was 
taken  from  them  like  a  shock  of  corn  full\  ri|)e,  wiien  tliev  no 
lonijer  was  so  closeh  dependent  ujxm  lier  untiring'  watch  caiv. 

Mr.  Samuel  Morrison  it  is  presumed  was  horn  in  Wells,  York 
Comity,  Maine,  and  when  hut  a  stripling  enlisted  in  the  Kevolu- 
lionarv  Arm\  .  It  was  his  fortune  to  serve  through  the  campaiiLjn 
aj^ainst  liurifoyne,  and  he  told  with  much  pride,  in  after  life,  how 
he  stood  in  the  ranks  on  the  eventful  mornin<jf  of  the  surrender  at 
Sarato<;a.  "We  kiu'w  he  mnsf  li^jht  or  surrender;  and  we  would 
ha\e  whipj)evi  him  if  he  had  not  sunendered."  After  he  was  dis- 
char^jfed  tVom  the  service  he  settled  in  I^imerick,  remainin*^  there 
for  many  years.  In  the  vear  JMlO  as  the  recorils  show  he  bouj^ht, 
some  land  in  what  is  now  New  Limerick. 

There  is  a  story  aHoat  in  regard  to  this  transaction  that  he  re- 
ceived somethinjx  iu  the  wav  of  bountv  from  the  (jovenuuent  with 
which  he  bouL;ht  the  land.  It  was  part  of  a  (jiant  to  tlu'  Trustees 
of  l*hilij)s  Limerick  Acadenn  ,  and  the  old  deed  is  a  (|uaiiu  piece 
of  composition.  It  furnishes  a  curious  illustration  of  mt'lhods  of 
lotting  land  before  there  was  an  Lastern  Houndar\'  of  the  vState, 
and  there  were  no  cal)alistic  letters  *'\V.  E.  L.  S."  which  could 
be  used.  'The  two  half  towns  West  of  Houlton  were  laid  out  in 
ranj^es  runnin<i^  from  East  to  West  and  lettered  in  Limerick,  A,  H, 
C,  1),  E,  F,  be<i^innin«f  at  the  Northeast  corner  of  t'le  Grant,  and 
vSouth  on  the  East  line.  The  IJelfast  (jrant  was  laid  out  in  seven 
ran<j^es  and  mmibered  on  the  East  line  from  the  Limerick  coriier, 
North,  The  lots  in  each  ranjj^e  were  mmibered  :md  incr^-ased  from 
East  to  West.  The  important  portions  of  the  Morrison  Deed  are 
here  <jfiven  : 

"Know  all  men  bv  these  presents,  that  I,  William  Swasey,  of 
Limerick,  Countv  of  York  and  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts, 
Physician,  in  the  capacitv  of  vSecretarv  for  and  hi  behalf  of  the 
Trustees  in  the  leijfislation  of  this  State  i^rantiui^  libert\'  to  said 
'Trustees  to  deed  and  convev  bv  their  Secretarv  certain  lands  "frant- 
e(i  them  for  the  use  of  an  Academv,  in  consideration  of  four  hun- 
i  dred  and  eijj^hty  dollars  to  said  Trustees  paid  bv  Morrison  of  Lim- 
erick, in  the  County  and  State  aforesaid,  husbandman  *  *  *  * 
do  hereby  sell  and  convey  unto  the  said  Samuel  three  lots  of  land 
situated  in  the  Countv  of  Washino^ton,  between  the  vSchoodock  wat- 
ers and  the  River  St.  Johns,  being  lot  No.  1,  in  F  Ranj^^e,  No.  2, 
in  A  Range,  and  No.  7,  in  E.  Range,   containing  4H0  acres  more 


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or  less,  as  laid  down  on  the  Plan  of  Sale  :  this  being  the  same 
which  was  panted  by  the  general  court  to  the  Trustees  of  Philips 
Limerick  Academy  and  located  by  Maj.  James  Irish." 

It  is  most  lii<ely  that  it  was  in  the  fall  of  LSI?  when  the  Morri- 
sons reached  lloulton.  There  were  nine  cliildren  in  all,  ♦:he  older 
sons  married,  Init  two  of  them  did  not  come  with  the  rest.  Thev 
came  witii  their  own  teams  through  the  rougli  roads,  tlien  just  part- 
ly grubbed  out.  They  were  quite  forehanded,  for  they  carried  a 
supply  of  meats  and  provisions  to  last  them  till  crops  could  grow 
again.  The  family  stopped  in  lloulton  for  a  time,  and  the  older 
girls  worked  in  the  lloulton  and  Putnam  families.  While  thus 
tarrying  in  town,  Joseph  Goodenough,  adopted  son  of  Aaron  Put- 
nam, to  whom  illusion  has  bee,  made,  became  smitten  with  the 
charms  of  Miss  DoUv  Morrison,  and  thev  were  soon  after  married. 
''Jo,"  as  the  Putnam  family  alwavs  called  him,  followed  the  Mor- 
risons to  New  Limerick  and  subsequentlv  died  there. 

Grandmother's  memory  failed  her  in  trying  to  recall  the  exact 
time  when  the  Morrisons  came,  but  she  was  able  to  approximate 
pretty  well  to  the  date,  to  use  her  own  language,  "Jo  Goodenough 
and  Dolly  Morrison  were  married  before  my  husband  and  I  were  ; 
and  we  know  he  never  set  eyes  upon  Dolly  till  after  tiiev  came  to 
Houlton,  aad  that  must  have  been  some  time  before  the  first  day  of 
November,  1«18." 

At  the  close  of  this  period  of  infancy  in  the  settlement,  Mr.  lloul- 
ton hail  his  flour  mill  on  the  Cook  Brook  ;  Aaron  Putnam  had  a 
saw  and  grist  mill  at  the  bridge,  and  Ebenezer  W^arner  had  a  saw 
mill  at  the  West  Houlton  Falls. 


-^/. 


IN   AFTER  YEARS. 


CAPrEIIR  VI. 


Ix  the  opening  ol'the  new  career  of  the  town,  after  1^<2(),  it  will 
be  well  to  alhule  to  two  more  families  from  New  vSalem.  And 
first,  the  Pearce  heirs  for,  at  about  this  time,  Varney  Pearce,  Esq., 
the  Proprietor,  died  and  his  children,  Amos,  Abraham,  Sallv  and 
Hannah  came  here.  Amos  was  killed  by  a  fall  from  his  house. 
^Vbraham  married  Polly  Cook  who  died  shortlv  after.  He  t^lien 
married  her  sister  Fanny,  \n'1h)  outli\'ed  him  formaiu'  years.  ''Aunt 
Sally"  remained  single,  and  Hannah  married  John  Ten  ney  from 
Belfast. 

The  second  family  which  came  at  this  time,  really  had  come  at 
the  first,  in  the  person  of  Mrs.  James  Houlton  who,  as  vSarah  Has- 
kell, was  married  to  James  on  the  very  morning  the  Houlton  mi- 
gration began.  A  bi'other,  Jacob  Haskell,  had  come  down  in  Alay 
1810,  from  New  Salem,  in  company  with  a  number  of  others,  and 
among  them  was  E.  Warner  of  .Springfield,  Mass.,  who  soon  mar- 
ried Polly  Houlton.  Jacob  Haskell  worked  on  Mr.  Hoidton's  flour 
mill  at  the  Brook,  then  went  to  hunting  and  trapping,  and,  two 
years  later,  started  back  with  two  other  men  to  sell  the  furs  they 
had  collected.  His  Grandfather  Haskell  fought  in  the  Continental 
ranks  at  Bimker  Hill.  Mrs.  Houlton's  onh  sister,  Catherine,  mar- 
ried W^m.  H.  Cary  of  New  Salem,  and  in  lH-J-2  the  Carvs  came  to 
H(nilton.  They  had  three  sons,  Haskell,  S'v  ihard,  Wm.  Holman, 
Jr.,  and  one  daughter,  Kate.  Mr.  Holman  Cary,  as  he  was  al- 
ways spoken  of,  was  the  fifth  generation  in  descent  from  John  Cary 
of  Bristol,  England,  who  joined  the  Plymouth  Colony  in  1034,  and 
made  final  settlement  in  Bridgewater  in  1<)44. 

Soon  after  Mr.  Cary  reached  Houlton  he  bought  a  portion  of  Lot 
21  and  built  the  Cary  Mansion  upon  it.     The  building  still  stands 


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above  the  Dc'[)<)t,  althoiiji^li  it  lias  been  sold  out  of  the  family. 
While  the  work  on  the  house  went  on  tiie  Carv  family  li.ed  in  the 
tavern  kept  bv  James  Iloulton.  Of  this  famiU'  the  second  s(,ii, 
Shephard,  is  the  only  member  who  calls  for  particular  notice,  and 
this  is  on  accoinit  both  of  the  marked  characteristics  of  the  man, 
and  the  very  important  part  betook  in  the  development  of  the  town 
and  the  county,  at  larj^e. 

lie  was  born  July  Jkl,  IHO"),  in  the  tow  n  of  New  vSalem,  and  was, 
therefore,  seventeen  years  old  when  he  arrived  in  Iloulton.  His 
first  occupation  was  as  a  carpenter,  with  his  father,  in  the  familv 
home.  The  voim^;  man  showed  to  e\er\()ne  a])out  him  a  maiked 
ori<j^inality  of  purpose  and  stron^j^  will  to  execute  plans  oi'  surmount 
obstacles.  He  soon  left  the  "'pent  up  L  tica  "  of  iloulton,  as  it  then 
was,  and  went  into  the  Province  for  work.  It  would  seem  that  he 
proceeded  as  far  as  Fredericton,  workinjjj  with  his  tools  and  sav- 
ing wages.  It  was  not  many  years  before  he  came  back  to  Iloul- 
ton witii  some  means,  considerable  experience,  and  a  determina- 
tion to  do  more  than  had  been  done  bv  anv  one,  hitherto,  in  this 
section.  In  1^2(1  he  ojjened  his  lirst  store,  in  one  of  the  rooms  of 
the  house,  and  soon  associatetl  with  himself,  in  the  business  of  tratle 
and  lumbering,  Mr.  Collins  Whitaker,  also  of  New  Salem,  whose 
sister,  vSusannah,  Shephard  had  married.  The  firm  of  S.  Carv  & 
Co.  continued  in  business  for  twentv-five  years,  and  conducted  op- 
erations on  a  scale  colossal  for  those  days.  The  luml)ering  which 
was  done  by  the  first  settlers,  up  to  this  time,  had  l)een  the  small 
kind  of  work  invohed  in  the  making  of  shingles  and  the  sawin""  of 
some  l)oar(lsand  dimension,  to  be  rafted  tlown  the  stream  and  sold 
at  Woodstock.  A  curious  incident  occiued  in  connection  with 
this  rafting,  in  November,  which  was  most  notable  of  its  kind.  It 
was  a  necessity  to  break  up  these  rafts  at  the  Jackson  Falls  and  haul 
the  lumber  round  them,  to  be  rafted  again  for  Woodstock. 

In  the  month  alluded  to  Amos  Putnam  had  taken  a  young  dark 
brown  mare  down  on  a  raft  of  shingles  to  haul  them  by  the  Falls. 
After  this  was  done  he  allowed  a  friend  to  retain  the  mare  to  do 
the  same  work  for  him.  One  nigiit,  when  turned  out  to  water, 
she  suddenly  ilisappeared,  and  though  search  was  made  that  night, 


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On  the 


12th  of  the  next  February  some  men  went  down  on  the  ice  with  a 
team  to  recover  some  lost  millstones,  when  they  discovered  the 
track  of  a  horse  upon  the  shore  and,  following  it  up  a  little  distance, 
soon  found  the  poor  brute  ali\e  but  reduced  to  a  mere  skeleton. 
She  was  hauled  up  to  the  village  on  the   sled,  and  by  careful  nurs- 


nig  restored  to  good  condition. 

The  lumbering  which  engaged  the  attention  of  Carv  Si  Co.  was 


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that  of  cuttin<j^,  hewing;,  aiul  (Jrivin;^  to  Frcdericton  the  pine  timber 
of  the  forests  above  iloiilton.  At  about  the  same  time  Zebidon 
ln_<>er.soll  became  interested  in  the  lumber  business,  both  as  an 
operator  and  as  local  a^ent  for  the  State.  Henry  Iloulton,  also, 
enjjfa<>jed  in  the  work  and  soon  accumulated  a  <»()()il  ])roperty. 

Tlie  scene  of  the  larii^est  of  Mr.  Cary's  operations  was  in  the 
Northwest  part  of  the  Countv  on  the  Allegash  river.  At  that  time 
he  owned  two  townships  of  land,  and  on  the  Seven  Islands  there 
was  an  innnense  depot  farm  and  headtpiarters  for  the  operations. 
The  crews  remainetl  there  throu<rh  the  whole  year.  The  men  wlio 
were  not  needetl  on  the  timber  in  the  summer  were  kept  at  work 
on  the  i'ai'ms.  At  tliese  Islands  and  other  farms  all  the  hay  and 
oats  which  were  required  for  his  own  operations  were  raised,  and 
there  was  <^enerally  a  surplus  to  sell  to  the  other  operators  of  that 
sect' ju.  It  is  said  that  in  some  seasons,  10,000  bushels  of  oats 
were  grown  on  these  farms,  and  the  amount  of  hay  was  corres- 
pondingly large.  It  is  most  likelv  that  in  these  years  as  many  as 
300  men  and  200  horses  were  in  tlie  employ  ot  the  farm.  llolmcUi 
Cary,  Jr.  was  the  local  manager  in  the  vyoods,  and  Mr.  Silas  T. 
Plimimer  tended  the  Iloulton  st(^re.  The  supplies  were  taken  in 
boats  up  the  St.  John  river,  during  the  open  season,  and  across  the 
countr\-,  by  way  of  Ashland,  in  the  winter.  At  times  a  pcjrtion  of 
the  supplies  would  come  through  Canada  from  the  .St.  Lawrence 
river. 

The  usual  style  of  teams  was  eight  horses  together,  in  the  sum- 
mer, and  six  in  the  winter.  With  such  a  team  about  thirty  men 
were  constantly  needed.  Mr.  A.  G.  Putnam  drove  one  of  those 
teams  in  l^(4!).  He  began  with  them  in  Jidv  and  hauled  constant- 
ly till  the  driving  time  of  the  next  spring.  In  his  camp  were  120 
men  and  32  horses.  The  pine  trees  were  roughly  squared  up  with 
the  narrow  axe,  and  sometimes  the  stick  of  timber  was  largeenor.gh 
to  test  the  full  strength  of  the  eight  iiorses  to  get  it  to  the  landing. 
When  these  timbers  reached  St.  John  they  were  again  dressed  all 
over  with  the  broad  axe  before  being  shipped  to  England. 

Mr.  Whitnker  spent  most  of  tlie  time  after  1«4H  on  the  lower  river 
and  in  St.  John  to  lo(^k  after  the  shipments  of  all  this  great  amoimt 
of  timber.  It  is  difficult  to  make  much  estimate  of  the  amount 
hauled  in  any  given  year,  but  one  statement  has' been  made  that  tlie 
eight  horse  team  could  possibly  haul  1000  tons  of  tlie  lumber  in  that 
time. 

Mr.  W^m.  H.  Cunliflb  of  Fort  Kent,  now^  an  extensive  operator 
in  spruce  in  that  same  section,  began  his  career  by  working  for  this 
firm.  He  hired  by  the  month  to  drive  a  pair  of  horses  between 
Ht)ulton  and  Woodstock,  and  then  l)ecame  the  foreman  of  the  hew- 


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ing  crews  on  the  Allc<i^ash.  Mr.  Ciirv's  amliition  and  l)usiness 
capacity  both  could  not  rest  with  tiiat  which  would  have  sufficed 
for  a  common  man,  but  he  busied  himseUall  throujjjh  iiis  life  with 
many  other  kinds  of  work.  While  thus  occupied  in  trade  and 
kindred  matters,  he  was  prominent  in  the  Plantation  and  Town 
atlairs,  and  became  representative  to  the  Le*j[islature,  lirst  in  l^{.'i2. 

He  served  thirteen  terms  both  in  House  and  .Senate  at  Au<^usta, 
and  the  last  was  in  the  Legislature  of  1^^<)2,  where  he  was  known  as 
a  Union  member,  and  acti\eh'  interested  in  the  earlv  work  of  the 
war.  He,  in  particular,  took  up  the  case  of  the  volunteers  in  the 
inadequately  furnished  c^mp  at  Augusta,  and  secured  for  them 
more  clothing  and  comfort. 

In  1H40,  in  company  with  Henry  Houlton,  he  built  the  large 
Grist  Alill,  on  the  excellent  water  power  two  miles  above  the  vil- 
lage, and  thus  founded  the  thrifty  settlement  of  Cary's  Mills,  as  it 
was  known  for  thirty  years.  This  mill  was  built  in  the  most 
thorough  manner  and  htted  up  witli  four  runs  of  stone,  to  do  the 
best  of  work.  Mr.  Houlton  contributed  $'"),()0().()0  as  his  share  of 
the  enterprise.  When  completed  it  was,  and  remained  for  years, 
the  one  good  mill  in  a  very  large  section  ol'country.  Mr.  Houlton 
soon  sold  out  and  Mr.  Cary  remained  the  only  proprietor  for  quite 
a  time.  Twelve  years  later  he  determined  to  builtl  a  foundry  and 
machine  shop,  and  with  him,  to  will  was  to  do.  The  water  was 
taken  in  a  lofty  flume  for  many  rods  down  across  the  road,  to  the 
wheel  house  of  the  machine  shop.  The  wheel  was  similar  to  the 
mammoth  one  at  the  Grist  Mill.  They  were  immense  over-shot 
wheels,  more  than  thirty  feet  in  diameter.  The  machine  shop 
was  filled  up  with  the  best  of  tools,  and  the  foundry  was  prepared 
with  equal  care.  A  large  charcoal  fiu'nace  was  made,  and  most 
creditable  work  was  done  in  all  the  departments.  I'his  foundry  re- 
mained the  property  of  the  Cary  family  till  1^^7r»,  when  it  was 
bought  by  the  tirm  of  J.  vS.  Getchell  Si  JSon,  who  came  t(>  Houlton 
from  Machias.  They  removed  the  tools  and  appliances  to  the  vil- 
lage, the  next  year,  and  the  old  foundry  buildings  are  falling  to 
pieces.  The  Grist  Mill  was  finally  sold  by  Mr.  Cary  to  Henry 
Sincock,  an  Englishman,  and  was  liurned  down  in  December  1872. 
Besides  these  two  industries  Mr.  Cary  set  others  in  operation  on 
the  same  dam.  An  estal)lishment  was  fitted  up  for  the  making  of 
furniture,  and  for  the  ]:>laning  and  seasoning  oi' lumber.  Into  this 
shop  was  put  the  first  board  planer  brought  into  the  County.  The 
large  tools  and  heavy  supplies  of  coal  and  iron  were  brought  by 
water  to  VV^oodstock,  and  hauled  over  by  his  own  teams. 

At  about  the  time  of  thebuildiny:  of  these   shops  he  boucfht  Lots 


52  and  53  which   were  on  the  stream  and  a  little  below. 


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bt'low  tlie  iouiidrv  lie  built  another  (hiiii  aiul  saw  mill  ujioii  it,  for 
the  piirj^ose,  maiiiK',  of  saw  iu^'  his  own  Imiiber.  This  mill  was 
well  built  and  equij^ped  tor  all  kinds  of  work.  Into  this  was  put 
the  first  claph)  ird  machine  ever  used  in  this  section,  and  in  his 
machine  shop  was  built  the  fu'st  planer  for  clapl)oards. 

The  saw  mill  was  supplied  with  lo^j^s  from  the  lar<^e  tracts  of  land 
ho  had  boiiL(ht  upon  both  liranches  of  the  stream. 

A  marked  illustration  of  the  fertility  of  his  resources  was  shown 
soon  after  the  building"  of  the  Cirrist  Alill.  The  croj)  of  wheat  on 
these  new  lands  had  been  jj^ood  for  years,  and  furnished  the  princi- 
pal work  for  the  mills.  When  the  weeyil  struck  this  section  it  dis- 
troyed  the  wheat  crop  for  son  j  years,  and  it  was  thou<^!it  it  could 
never  be  ag^ain  ^rown  successfully.  To  furnisli  somethin_<^  for  the 
mill  to  do  he  caused  a  lar<.(e  oat  kiln  to  be  built  for  the  j^urpose  of 
drying;  oats  in  order  that  they  miij^ht  be  iLf round  into  meal.  i^v  the 
time  this  was  finished  the  wheat  bejj^an  to  be  better,  and  the  ^j^ro vy- 
ing-of  l)uckwheat  set  in  on  a  larjife  scale,  so  that  the  mill  had  all  it 
could  do  without  oats,  and  the  kiln  never  was  used.  Aaron  Put- 
nam had  one  at  the  village,  where  the  drying  of  the  oats  was  carried 
on  for  a  long  time. 

Prominent  features  of  Mr.  Carv's  career  will  be  brought  out  in 
other  chapters,  for,  while  he  lived,  he  was  a  great  part  of  all  that 
went  to  make  the  material  prosperity  of  the  place.  In  iJS-i^  he  was 
elected  to  Congress  and  served  one  term.  In  1H.')4  he  became  the 
candidate  for  Governor  on  the  ticket  of  the  Li])ertv  Party,  and  took 
the  stumi:>,  that  season,  in  the  interests  of  the  partw  He  spoke  in 
the  old  City  Hall,  in  Portland,  and  the  impression  carried  away 
from  that  meeting  was  of  a  man  of  great  native  force  of  character. 

The  first  four  wheeled,  covered  carriage,  ever  owned  and  driven 
in  the  town,  was  one  he  brought  here.  The  first  mowing  machine 
was  used  on  the  sand  hill  farm,  in  IHoT. 

In  lHr)U  he  began  the  erection  of  the  large  store  on  Court  St.  and 
when  completed,  in  the  next  season,  it  was  as  well  fitted  up  and 
arran<j:ed  for  the  easy  conduct  of  a  j^reat  l)usiness  as  could  well  be 
conceived  of.  When  questioned  as  to  cost  he  said  he  did  not  know 
what  it  cost :  his  single  purpose  was  to  construct  what  he  wanted 
regardless  of  the  investment. 

When  Mr.  Carv's  business  career  began  Houlton  was  an  un- 
organized plantation  with  a  mere  struggling  settlement  from  the 
hill  down  to  the  stream,  in  the  Northern  part  of  the  County  of 
Washington,  and  without  roads  in  any  direction.  At  the  close  of 
that  career,  which  terminated  with  his  life,  August  Dth,  18G0,  the 
change  had  l)een  wonderous.  The  country  was  settled  thickly  in 
all  directions;  the  roads  had  pushed  out  toward  all  points;  and  the 


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railway  station  was  but  live  miles  away.  The  Town  of  Iloulton 
was  the  County  seat  for  Aroostook  County,  already  iiad  a  popula- 
tion of  20U0  in!ial)itants,  and  was  l)e*^iiniin<(  to  feel  tiie  impulse  of 
the  new  life  inspired  b}  the  railway  traffic. 

The  settlement  became  or^^ani/ed  as  a  Plantation  Aj;)ril  21st, 
1826.  'IMie  vohnne  of  these  oldest  records  bears  the  marks  of  much 
wear,  and  the  first  few  leaves  are  loose  and  fra\ed  on  th,e  cd<jfes  to 
such  an  extent  that  the  whole  rea(lin<4-  cannot  be  made  out.  It 
would  appear  that  Elias  Thomas  of  Portland,  Treasurer  of  the 
State  of  Maine,  empowered  Samuel  Cook,  Es(j.,  to  take  the  neces- 
sary steps  toward  the  orj^anization.  He  thereupon  issued  a  man- 
date to  E.  Packard,  "a  principal  inhabitant  of  the  plantation  called 
lloidton"  directing  him  to  post  a  warrant  summoning  the  jjeople 
to  their  Hrst  meeting.      This  instrument  is  dated  April  I4th,  1(S2(). 

The  powers  and  privile^-es  of  the  Plantation  did  not  lonjj^  suffice, 
and  in  18."il,  by  virtue  of  authority  of  an  Act  of  the  Le<i^islature, 
Samuel  Cook,  Esq.,  issued  a  warrant  to  [as.  Lander,  Constable, 
directintr  him  to  notify  and  warn  a  meetin*;  of  the  inhabitants  to 
accept  the  Act  of  Incorpcnation  and  make  an  election  of  officers. 
This  document  is  dated  April  4th,  18;U  .  In  one  week  the  meetinj^ 
was  called  together  by  Esq.  Cook,  and  James  Lander  was  chosen 
Moderator;  S.  Cook,  Clerk;  »S.  Cook,  E.  Packard  and  L.  Pierce, 
Selectmen;  Joseph  Iloulton,  Jr.,  Treasurer;  S.  Cook,  L.  Pierce, 
Joshua  Putnam,  Superintending  School  Committee. 

The  Registry  of  the  Deeds  shows  that  Mr.  Iloulton  remained 
Register  until  August  8th,  1832,  and  then  was  succeeded  by  Timothy 
Frisbie,  Esq.  The  last  Washington  County  Deed  was  recorded 
June  7th,  183U,  and  the  first  Aroostook  County  Deed  June  lath, 
1839. 

The  first  conveyance  of  the  Town  of  Houlton  was  of  date  of 
April  11th,  183G,  by  Shepard  Cary,  Treasurer. 


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Waldo  O.  Brown, 


-Dkalek  in — 


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HARDWARE 


Building  Materials,  Bar  Iron  and  Steel, 

-^  BLBCKSiniTHS  AND  GBHBIHGE  niBKEIIS  5BPPUE5.  ^ 

Wrought  Iron  Pipe,  Steam  and  Water  Pipe  Fittings, 
Pumps,  Plumbers  Goods,  etc. 

KOR    THE    HOLIDAY    "TRADE. 

■»  A  Large  and  Desirable  Stock  of 

Beautiful    fiponze,    Iiibfapy,    fipQckct    and    Table 


Brass  and  Bronze  Fire  Dogs,  Fire  Sets,  Ornamental 
Fire  Screens,  etc.,  etc. 


SILVER-PLATED  WARE! 


-We  have  on  exhibition  the 


I^argest  #  L(iiie  #  of  #  Fine  #  Silver-Plated  #  Ware 

Ever  shown  in  this  County,  made  by  the  Standard  Manufacturers  of  America, 

ROGERS  &  BRO.  and  READ  &  BARTON. 

Do  not  fail  to  see  this  GRAND  DISPLAY  of  Elegant  Goods  suitable  for  Holiday  Presents. 
All  our  goods  in  this  line  are  WARRANTED  to  be  the  VERY  BEST  goods  manufac- 
tured—of  the  LATEST  STYLES  and  PATTERNS,  and  at  the  LOW  PRICES 
which  we  shall  offer  them  they  cannot  fail  to  please  you  and  give 
PERFECT    SATISFACTION.     Remember  the  place— 

UiALDO  G.  BROUil), 

52  Main  Street,  Brick  Block,  Houlton,  Maine. 


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Forming  with  its  Connections  the 

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TO   THE 


NEW   ENGLAND  STATES,   &c.,  &c. 


ALSO   THE 


"SHORT  LINE"  to  Opper  Gaqaua,  m  West  m  Horn  West. 


Pullmati' s  Palace  Cars  on  All  Rail  Li?ie. 

\  Solid  Train  Service  of  Canadiajt  Pacijic  Raihvay. 

»      '  ...... 

Coaches  and  Sleeping  Cars  on  Short  Line  trains  bet^veen 
Halifax,  St.  John  and  Montreal. 

FURES  0LWHYS  HS  LOW  HS  VIR  BUY  OTHER  ROUTE! 


For  further  particulars  inquire  of  your  nearest  New  Brunswick  Railway  Ticket  Agent. 


F.  W.  CRAM, 

General  Manager. 


A.  J.  HEATH, 

General  Passenger  Agent. 


Genexal  Offiaes  :     ST.  tlOHN,  fl.  B. 


L.  MONSON  &  SON, 


-DEALERS    IN- 


Meab^  s  ar)a  *  Groceries^ 

T];AS,  COFFEES  AND  ^PICE^ 


-MANUFACTURERS   OF 


"Our  Own  Make"  Brand  of  Sausages. 


^^  Goods  delivered  free  of  charge. 


BANGOR     STREET, 


HOULTON,     MAINE 


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Please  ReiT)err)toer  bl^ab      •      •      •      • 


I.  M.  HILL  &  CO. 

Are  IlEAnqjjARTERS  for 

rmiTURE,  CARPETS,  cumDis, 


OF  ALL   KINDS. 


Gast^ei^s,  Coffins  and  Burial  ^obes 

IN   GREAT  VARIETY. 
When  in  toivn  please  give  us  a  call. 

I.  jm:.  mixvIv  4&  CO., 

(Successors  to  JOmi  pi.  BICE,) 

West  Side  Public  Square,     -     Houlton,   Maine. 


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W.  A.  NICKKRSON, 


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SMALL  WAEES, 


•^JJry  ar)d  r  ar)cy  vjood.s,4 


LPDIES'  HP  liEIITii'  FlUmiSIIHI!  liDIDS, 

Fine  Shoes  and  Rubber  Goods. 


KXJR    COAXS    KOR    IvADIKS'    AND    GENTS' 


FOR   SALE   AND  TO   LET. 


Fup  I^obes,  Gaps,  TFJuffs  and  Gapes. 


CLOAKS   AND    CLOAKINGS. 

Shacjuls,  Blankets  and  Scat^fs, 

Trunks,  Valises  and  Ha»^clbags, 
Yarns  in  Great  Variety, 

Corsets,  Gloves  and  Hosi^i^y* 

^^ovelties  and  l^otions.  Etc.,  Etc. 

fiELU    GOODS    EVEt^V    DAY  T 


63  Main  Street, 


HouLTON,  Maine. 


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ROABS   AND   MAILS. 


CHAPTER    VII. 


Before  g()iii<ij  further  with  the  story  ofthe  Town  a  proper  notice 
should  he  made  of  the  means  of  communication  with  the  rest  of 
the  State.  It  has  been  shown  how  the  explorers,  pioneers,  and  their 
families  came  to  the  Academy  (irant  hv  means  of  the  water  way 
of  sea  and  river  to  Woodstock,  and  also  l)y  road  t-)  l5an<)^oi,  tlunce 
to  pursue  a  devious  wav  of  river,  ■porta<i^e.  lake,  povta^^e,  an<l  ri\er 
a^^aiu,  t(j  the  same  j)oint.  It  has  been  noted  t!iat  about  \S>'A  a 
chauLje  was  made  in  this  latter  route,  in  that  the  stream  was  left  at 
the  Baskahecifan  carrv  to  the  Schoodic  Lake,  and  a  tlirect  Northerly 
trail  up  throu<^h  the  woods  to  tlie  Grant  was  followed.  Tiie  tramp 
ofthirtv-six  miles  throutjh  the  forest  shortened  the  milea<_ce  fullv  one- 
half. 

Over  this  foot-path  came  a  number  of  men,  at  diflerent  times, 
with  tiieir  packs  on  their  backs.  The  name  of  a  Mr.  Hradburvis 
one  ofthe  first  that  occurs  on  that  route.  The  inducement  to  such 
enterprise  was  not  alone  to  peddle  nick-nacks  in  t'.ie  (irant,  but  also 
to  take  the  venturesome  chances  of  tratiic  over  the  disputed  border. 
When  once  this  track  was  spotted  out  it  soon  became  the  rej^ular 
line  of  Communication,  and  the  old  round  about  portage,  via  Lake 
and  the  Eel  River,  was  given  up. 

It  is  difficult  to  fix  the  exact  time  when  the  improvement  of  this 
road  began.  The  first  step  was  to  cut  out  sufficient  ofthe  forest  to 
let  the  sleds  pass  in  the  winter.  The  foot  trail  had  been  worked 
upon  enough  to  admit  of  the  passage  of  horses  as  well  as  men  at 
the  time  Zebulon  Ingersoll  and  Moses  White  first  came  up.  Inger- 
soll  as  a  lumber  operator,  and  the  latter  as  a  general  trailer  and 
speculator.     The  opening  of  the  winter  road  over  the  horseback  in 


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No.  'J,  was  uiuloiibtcdly  ahoiit  tlif  time  oftlie  hc<jjinnin<^(»f  tlu"  rnuT- 
ations  of  Carv  ^  Co.  From  tlu*  scttli'mcnt  a  roiit^Ii  road  liad  hccn 
constructed,  Soiitluvard,  to  tlic  (iroton  (iraiit,  now  I  lod^idoii,  and 
was  substantially  the  same  as  the  present  Calais  road  in  Iloulton. 
In  the  (iroton  (irant  and  throu<(h  Nos.  II  and  10,  this  old  pioneer 
road  did  not  coincide  at  all  with  the  existinij  Countv  road  of  those 
towns,  but  was  cut  out  farther  to  the  Eastward.  In  act  it  kept  iji 
a  due  SoutherU  coiuse  and  passed  over  the  hi<;hest  par.  of  the  West- 
ford  Hill.  In  Xo.  10,  now  iVniity,  the  road  was  some  sixt\'  or 
eighty  roads  liack  in  the  woods  and  bushes  from  the  highway  w  here 
it  passes  the  Meelin<^  House.  This  road  was  better  than  uo  roail  of 
course,  but  did  not  reach  the  South  line  of  No.  10. 

An  octotjenarian  friend  relates  some  characteristic  experiences  of 
life  on  that  road  and  nei<i^iiborhoods  during  those  years.  *■"  When 
I  was  about  twenty  years  old  I  hired  with  old  Abner  and  Stejjhen 
Hill,  of  St.  Stephen,  to  work  for  them  in  the  fust  lumi)erin<;-  ever 
done  on  the  North  Lake.  We  came  up  and  camped  on  the  l*2ast 
side  of  the  Lake,  and  our  ])usiness  was  the  fellin*^  of  the  pine  trees 
on  the  slK)re,  and  hewinji^  them  into  square  timber.  The  trees  were 
bo  plenty  and  near  the  shore  that  we  merelv  felled  them  toward  the 
water,  some  times  into  it,  and  then  after  hewing  them  turneil  them 
over  into  the  Lake. 

The  man  in  charj^e  of  us  was  Geo.  Hill,  a  son  of  old  Abner. 
He  was  a  tirst-class  man  in  the  woods  and  excellent  as  a  ibierr.an 
of  a  crew,  but  his  love  for  drink  was  verv  stron<i^,  and  vvheii  out  of 
the  woods  he  was  the  slave  of  his  apj^etite.  vSo  long  as  he  staved 
in  the  woods  there  was  no  better  man  than  Geo.  Hill.  I  worked 
for  the  firm  two  years  steadily.  In  the  summer  time  the  crew  was 
small,  sometir        '  nly  three  or  four  men  besides  George. 

In  the  1'  .c  of  June  George  made  the  proposition  to  us  that 

we  all  g  .oulton  to  spend  the  Fourth  of  Julv.      Fhat  idea  suit- 

ed the  m^  exactly,  though  not  all  of  us  cared  to  go  for  the  reason 
which  was  spurring  on  George.  A  couj^le  of  davs  befoi'e  the 
anniversary  we  broke  camp  and  went  through  the  thick  woods  to  the 
old  road  in  No.  10,  and  then  followed  that  on  foot  down  to  Iloul- 
ton, to  Lander's  tavern.  I  had  eleven  dollars  with  me,  and  it  was 
about  all  the  money  there  was  in  the  whole  company. 

On  the  next  day  George  came  to  me  and  wanted  to  borrow  my 
money.  Of  course  I  let  him  have  it  and  we  kept  right  on  having 
a  good  time.  After  we  had  been  in  Houlton  a  week,  George  con- 
cluded we  had  better  go  back.  So  the  next  morning  he  hired  a  dog 
cart  to  take  us  and  our  traps  out  as  far  as  the  road  ran,  added  to  the 
load  three  gallons  o^  N.  E.  rum,  gave  Lander  a  draft  on  St.  Stephen 
for  $100.00,  and  then   set  out  for  the  woods  again.     The  firm  al- 


ways  honored  (Jcorji^c's  drafts,  and  kcj)!  Iiim  at  work  as  lonj^;  uk 
possihle.  That  was  my  first  visit  to  Iloidtoii.  I  did  not  see  t lie 
place  a«;ain  lor  more  than  fortv  years." 

In  iM21  Am(ts  l*ntnam  had  settled  on  the  .Sonth  half  of  Lot  .'?.'), 
which  lies  next  I'ast  of  this  Calais  Road.  I  lis  oldest  son  remem- 
bered that  hih  lather,  somewhere  ahout  l>i27,  went  hite  in  the  fall 
of  the  \ear  down  the  road  with  a  two  horse  sleil  loaded  with  oats. 
It  is  ([Mite  likely  that,  at  that  time,  the  road  was  passable  to  the 
Baskaliej^an. 

The  road  from  Ilonlton  to  Woodstock  had,  in  these  same  years, 
gone  thron^h  a  similar  chanj^Injj^of  condition.  The  pioneer  came 
in  on  tlie  spotted  line.  Mrs.  lloulton  came  in  lS()7,on  horseback 
within  two  miles  of  the  clearinj^s,  and  the  rest  of  the  way  on  foot. 
Some  few  years  after  Mr.  ICdnnmJ  Cone  came  down  from  New 
Salem,  and  as  he  was  an  expert  with  cattle  he  went  on  to  the  ronte 
between  Ilonlton  and  Woodstock  with  a  pair  of  oxen  and  a  two 
wheeled  cart,  the  Express  team  for  the  settlers.  By  his  own  ac- 
count, when  he  be«(an  there  was  really  no  road,  and  his  cattle  clam- 
bered oyer  lo^i^s,  stones,  and  brush  as  best  they  C()ul(l.  These  ob- 
structions were  j^radually  renioyed  and  a  fair  route  was  made.  h\ 
the  IMantation,  this  road  was  vSonth  of  the  present  one,  and  crossed 
the  Cook  brook  some  tvvent\  rods  hij^her  up.  The  traces  of  that 
construction  are  still  seen  in  (Iiat  localit\ .  Mr.  Cone  was  a  success- 
ful and  popular  teamster,  and  not  only  did  jjjood  service  to  the 
settlers,  but  found  tavor  in  the  e\es  of  .\liss  Barbara  vShephard  of 
the  Parish  of  Richmond.  The  favorable  opinion  was  reciprocat- 
ed, i.nd  after  a  few  yeai^  the  express  business  was  abandoned. 
Mr.  Cone  with  his  \yife  went  out  onto  a  new  farm  in  No.  10, 
where  they  spent  a  lenjifthy,  honored,  and  useful  life. 

It  follows  as  a  matter  of  course  that  with  such  roads  the  oppor- 
tunities for  mail  service  weie  few,  and  of  the  most  primitive  meth- 
ods. The  first  letters  went  to  and  fro  in  the  sailin^f  vessels  by  way 
of  St.  John.  After  the  war  broke  out  the  only  way  was  by  chance 
passers  through  the  woods,  \\  ho  would  take  from  the  settlement 
whatever  letters  were  ready  at  the  time  of  their  departure.  So,  in 
the  return,  if  a  peddler  was  leaving  Bangor  for  the  settlement  he 
would  look  about  to  find  whatever  might  be  waiting  for  a  chance 
to  open.  It  will  be  remembered  that  the  route  above  Bangor  was 
by  canoe  for  the  one  or  two  men  with  light  packs,  or  by  heavy  l)oats 
with  weighty  goods,  which  were  laboriously  poled  up  the  streams. 
It  was  not  possible  therefore  to  reckon  w  ith  any  degree  of  certainty 
as  to  the  possible  time  of  an  answer  to  a  letter  started  on  its  w^ay  by 
this  kind  of  post  route. 

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Hannah  Shaw,  and  kept  the  tavern,  was  tlie  fh'st  man  to  make  a 
business  of  takin*^  the  mail  throuj^h.  When  he  l)e<(an  on  the  mute 
he  went  a  jjjood  part  of  tlie  way  on  foot,  then,  after  a  time,  could  i^o 
some  of  the  distance  on  horseback,  and,  as  the  track  was  made 
passable  for  wheels,  he  rode  all  the  \\a\.  His  route  seems  to  have 
been  limited  to  the  Haskahegan  stream  and  back  a<»-ain. 

By  picking  up  and  puttin<i^  toj^^ether  the  threads  of  the  narrative, 
thus  far,  it  will  be  seen  that  after  twentx  \ears  of  settlement  there 
was  a  rou^ji'h  corduroy  road  from  Woodstock  out  twelve  miles  to 
Houlton  ;  then  the  same  sort  of  a  track  continued  oil  Soutlieilv 
about  sixteen  miles.  The  settlers  were  literalU'  in  the  woods,  and 
far  removed  from  their  own  countrymen.  Not  (;nh  so,  Imt  thev 
were  livinj^  in  a  kind  of  ''  No  Man's  Land,"  for  the  disputed  Bound- 
ary (juestion  was  ri<(ht  upon  them  all  the  time.  The  i^ritish  Military 
power  hardly  reco^ni/ed  the  existence  of  a  Boundarx  .  In  the  \yar 
of  1<S12  thev  imposed  an  armed  neutrality,  with  Uncle  finuny 
Houlton  jijrimh'  refusin^if  to  piwt  with  his  fowlinji^  piece,  ami  the 
Garrison  at  Fredericton  watchinii;  all  that  was  going  on. 

Qiiite  a  number  of  retiretl,  half-pa}-  officers  of  the  British  army, 
\\h(.)  had  ser\ed  in  the  \var  of  the  J<l\ olution.  had  taken  up  laud 
grants  along  tlie  vSt.  J<^hn  riser,  and  in  thetr  declining  yeai  s  had  a 
contemptuous  and  bitter  feeling  forthe  "•  \'ankees,"  as  the\  thought 
of  Dorchester  Heights,  Saratoga,  and  Vorklo\yn.  This  leelii]g  was 
shared  by  the  vounger  army  men  and  under  strap})ers.  and  it  plea.^ed 
them  to  annoy  the  settlers  over  on  the  contested  border.  Occasions 
for  friction  were  constanth'  arising  ;  at  op.e  time,  h\  the  sudden  ap- 
pearance oi  a  deserter  from  Fredericton  coming  to  their  houses  and 
l)egging  for  food  and  shelter,  and  again  by  the  successlul  enticing 
away  of  American  citizens  and  ol)liging  them  to  enter  the  ranks  of 
the  garrison.  The  settlers  ne\er  refused  to  aid  the  deserters,  but 
would  secrete  them  in  one  place,  and  another,  where  the  pursuing 
squads  could  not  find  them.  These  corporals' guards,  which  were 
sent  after  deserters,  never  paid  any  attention  to  such  a  thing  as  a 
Boimdarv  Line,  but  pounced  right  in  upon  the  settlement,  at  any 
moment,  to  catch  the  runaways.  These  poor  fellows  were  kept 
out  of  sight  until  some  one  was  ready  to  go  through  the  woods  to 
Bangor,  and  then  they  were  sent  otV.  It  is  a  matter  of  tradition 
that  no  one  who  asked  the  settlers'  succor  was  ever  recaptured. 
The  standing  reward  for  the  arrest  of  deserters  kept  some  of  the 
Woodstock  men  on  the  look  out,  and  a  few  were  retaken  between 
the  river  and  Houlton.  It  is  to  the  credit  of  the  Commander  at 
Fredericton,  during  tnese  years,  that  he  never  was  glad  to  see  a 
deserter  brought  back,  for  the  army  punishment  was  a  very  severe 
flogging.     A  weakly    man  could  not  endure  the  shock,  antl  when 


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an  over  zealous  man  of  Woodstock  l)r()ught  in  a  deserter  who  died 
under  tlie  punisliment  lie  was  told  that  it"  ever  he  came  again  with 
a  man  they  would  give  him  the  Hogging.  His  zeal  for  the  honor 
of  tlie  ci'oun  soon  ahateti  to  tiie  zero  point. 

The  usual  method  to  entrap  men  was  to  invite  them  to  Wood- 
stock, antl  after  getting  them  to  diinking  to  give  them  another 
glass  of  spirits  '•'  in  tlie  King's  name,"  as  they  would  say.  x\t  the 
sauie  time,  a  piece  of  money  was  slipped  into  their  hand,  also  "  in 
the  King's  name."  This  was  claimed  to  be  a  \alid  enlistment  in 
the  King's  armv,  and  the  next  morning  the  poor  fellow  would 
awake  in  the  guard  house.  Such  higii  handed  work  incensed  all 
the  people.  One  case  in  particular  occured  in  IfSlo.  ^V  man  hv 
the  name  of  James  Lvon  came  to  Iloulton  from  \\  inthrop.  He 
would  drink  with  others,  and  one  da\'  found  himself  in  Woodstock 
in  the  designing  crowd.  They  got  him  to  drinking,  and  went 
through  the  jugglerv  of  "the  King's  name."  Lyon  was  carried  to 
I'^redericton,  and  soon  found  opportunity  to  desert.  He  came  to 
Houlton  to  the  house  of  Aaron  Putnam.  His  pursuers  followed 
right  on  and  rapped  insolenth  at  the  door.  L\'on  was  rocking  the 
cradle  where  Mrs.  Isa  Putnam's  youngest  child  was  sleeping.  She 
answered  the  nois\   pounding  in  peison,   and  asked  their  wants. 

They  said  they  wanted  Lyon  to  come  out  tliat  they  might  speak 
with  him.  She  knew  their  mission,  and(juietly  but  firmh  said  he 
was  rocking  the  cradle  for  her,  and  she  coidd  not  spare  him.  Thev 
saw  by  the  look  of  her  eye  and  the  tone  of  her  voice  that  she  would 
make  trouble  for  them  if  they  undertook  extreme  measures  with 
her,  and  beat  a  retreat.  After  tliat,  Lyon  was  secreted  for  some 
days  near  a  spring  in  the  pasture,  and  when  Airs.  Putnam  went 
over  to  milk  the  cows  she  carried  him  food.  IJefore  long  some 
one  started  for  l^an^^or  and  Lyon  went  on  with  him. 

The  personal  relation  of  the  settlers  on  both  sides  reiuained  pleas- 
ant, in  many  cases,  through  the  whole  of  this  unsatisfactory  period. 
Our  people  still  went  and  came,  via  the  river,  persons  moved  over 
to  Houlton  from  the  Province,  and  L\(lia  Houltoii  married  intf) 
one  of  the  British  half-pay  families.  But  asiegarded  the  sections, 
or  settlements,  one  was  that  of  a  l)eaten  adversary,  who  was  strong 
and  felt  his  power,  and  the  other  was  the  victorious  party,  but,  in 
itself,  this  little  settlement  was  weak,  isolated,  and  almost  un- 
known to  the  Federal  Government.  The  settlers  carried  the  doc- 
trine of  passive  resistance  to  the  last  degree.  They  sheltered  the 
deserters,  sped  them  on  their  way,  answered  jeer  or  taunt  with  a 
reminder  of  Yorktovvn,  and  whistled  Yankee  Doodle.  They  be- 
lieved right  would  yet  be  might,  but  the  way  to  bring  it  about  was 
shut  up  from  them. 


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"Wi^h  t]ie  hour  comes  the  man,"  ami  when  the  time  was  ripe  to 
end  tliis  state  (^f  thin<^s  it  was  throiiii;!i  a  new  man,  of  Qiiaker  faitli  ; 
the  non-resistin<jj  adherent,  tliat  the  settlement  was  freed  from  the 
dominant  hand  of  foreign  soldierv-  In  1><2II,  Jonah  Dunn,  Es(j., 
of  Cornish,  York  Counts,  Me.,  moved  with  his  family  to  Iloulton, 
and  bou^':ht,  as  has  been  stated,  the  place  over  the  river  where  Amos 
Putnam  had  In^en  living.  Esc[uire  Dunn  was  a  man  of  good  edu- 
cation, with  a  clear  head,  and  keen  power  of  d'scernment.  lie 
always  spoke  in  the  'erms  of  "Thou"  and"  thee,"  and  like  his 
successor  in  the  person  of  Phinehas  Fletcher,  of  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin, 
he  could  see  where  non-resistance  gave  place  to  self-respect  and 
self-defence.  In  the  spirit  in  which  Phinehas  addressed  Tom 
Loker  and  said:  "Friend,  thee  isn't  wanted  here,"  coupling  his 
words  with  the  energetic  pushing  of  thebullv  down  the  precipice, 
so  Jonah  Dunn  looked  on  at  this  defenceless  "No  Man's  Land," 
and  saw  the  drifts  of  things  until  the  flagrant  Baker  case  in  the 
upper  part  of  the  Comity  brought  him  to  the  frf)iit.  "-This  state 
of  things  must  not  and  shall  not  continue.  Tie  Federal  Power  we 
will  invoke,  and  it  shall  be  known  that  the  United  States  of  Amer- 
ica can  protect  its  subjects  and  territory." 

Mr.  Dunn  wrote  several  communications  to  the  State  papers  re- 
hearsing the  situation,  and  calling  upon  thf^  people  to  give  ex- 
pression to  the  feeling  upon  the  subject.  In  the  settlement  he  first 
mentioned  the  subject  to  John  Ilodgdon,  in  his  ofHce  and  wished  a 
petition  drawn  up  to  Congress  asking  that  Houlton  be  constituted 
a  Tvlilitary  Post,  and  an  appropriation  be  made  for  the  support  of 
the  same.  Col.  Ilodgdon  drew  up  the  petition,  and  it  was  niuner- 
ously  signed.  In  the  absence  of  the  actual  papers  it  ma\  be  safelv 
assumed  that  the  petition  was  drawn  up  in  1827,  and  presented  to 
Congress  that  next  winter. 

Public  sentiment  had  so  advanced  the  matter,  that  the  prayer  was 
heard.  A  Military  Post  was  created  in  the  Plantation  of  Iloulton, 
the  appropriation  for  its  support  was  made,  and  thus,  it  mav  be 
said,  the  curtain  falls  upon  these  days  of  weakness  caused  by  small- 
ness  of  population,  remoteness  of  location  and  inditference  on  the 
part  of  the  Nation  at  large  to  the  condition  of  the  Northeastein 
Frontier. 

A  careful  distinction  must  be  made,  here,  between  the  act  of  the 
General  Government  in  constituting  this  Military  Post,  and  that 
frantic  excitement  through  the  State  of  ten  years  later. 


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Ammunition  of  all  kinds. 

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Cartridges  kept  in  stock. 

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THE   STAR   SPANGLED  BANNER. 


CHAPTER    VIII. 

TiiK  faded  records,  in  their  quaint  hand\vritin<^,  show  on  cer- 
tain pages  the  following  transactions: 

^'Know  all  men  by  these  presents  that  I,  Joseph  Iloulton,  Jr.,  of 
Houlton  Plantation,  Countv  of  \\  ashington,  and  vState  of  Alaine, 
yeoman,  for  and  in  consideration  of  $()()'.). 27  paid  tome,  this  day, 
by  Lieutenant  Joseph  S.  Gallagher,  x\cting  Assistant  Commissary 
and  Acting  Assistant  Qiiartermaster  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  for  and  in  behalf  of  the  said  United  States  of 
America,  do  hereby  give,  grant,  bargain,  sell  and  convey  to  the 
said  United  States  a  portion  of  land  situated  in  the  S.  W.  half  of 
the  South  half  of  Lot  No.  20  in  said  Plantation,  bounded  as  follows 
*  *  *  antl  containing  2;")  acres  more  or  less.  *  *  *  j  ^vill 
warrant  and  defend  the  same  to  the  said  United  States  and  their 
assigns  forever." 

For  olnions  reasons  the  usual  word  "heirs"  is  conspicuously 
absent  in  this  last  sentence.  This  most  important  document  bears 
date  of  July  2r)th,  1-S28.  Two  more  transcriptions  mayas  well  be 
made  here,  although  in  the  interval  between  the  dates  of  the  In- 
struments much  was  done. 

Again,  Joseph  Houlton,  Jr.,  of  Iloulton,  etc.,  convevsto  "James 
Thomas,  of  State  and  City  of  New  York,,  Gentleman,"  a  certain 
portion  of  Lot  21,  and  bounded  as  follows:  "  Beginning  8  rods 
West,  of  the  centre  of  the  North  line  of  said  Lot  No.  21,  at  a  stake 
and  stones;  thence  South  14"^  West,  H  rods  more  or  less  to  the 
North  side  of  the  road  leading  to  the  River  St.  John  ;  thence  East- 
erly on  said  road  to  the  South  line  of  Lot  No.  20  ;  thence  Westerly 
on  said  South  line,  to  the  first  mentioned  bounds." 


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This  (lectl  is  dated  October  .'Ust,  1X2S,  and  conveyed  a  three  sided 
piece  of  hind  vvliereon    now  stand   the   huihlinijjs  of  Mr.  Ilackett. 

Once  more  Joseph  Hoidton,  Jr.,  sells,  and  conveys,  warrants 
and  defends'*  to  Lieutenant  J.  R,  Smith,  Assistant  Commissarv 
and  Assistant  Qiiartermasterot  the  United  States  Armv,  in  behalf 
of  said  United  States  of  Asnerica  a  certain  j^ortion  of  I^ot  21." 

BrieH}'  stated,  this  con\ e\ance  was  of  the  narrow  strip  of  land 
which  l)ecame  the  street  into  the  Garrison  grounds  from  "  the  road 
leading  to  the  River  ISt.  John." 

These  documents  show  the  presence  of  the  Federal  Government 
in  Iloulton,  and  the  opening  of  tlie  new  dav  for  the  settlers.  It' 
would  be  of  great  interest  could  the  exact  tii.u  of  the  first  arrival 
of  the  bearer  of  the  National  power  be  fixed,  but  the  minute  ilata 
are  wanting.  The  best  informed  of  the  oldest  people  say  that  in 
the  month  of  June,  l'S2H,  Company  C.  of  the  2d  J<egiment  of  In- 
fantry of  the  armv  of  tiie  United  States,  under  the  immediate  com- 
mand of  First  Lieutenant  Joseph  S.  (Tallagher,  and  accompanied  bv 
Surgeon  R()i)ert  Kerr  of  the  U.  S.  Army,  marched  up  over  the 
Baskahegan  trail,  dt)wn  over  the  rough  road  of  the  Groton  (jrant, 
then,  through  the  street  of  the  struggling  \illage,  to  the  music  of 
the  fife  and  drum  on  up  to  the  height  of  the  land  behind  Joseph 
Houlton's  house,  there  grounded  arms,  pitched  their  tents,  and 
the  next  morning,  at  sunrise,  threw  out  the  Stars  and  Stripes  to  the 
breeze. 

This  signifiicant  act  of  the  militarv  power  plainly  said  to  all  con- 
cerned :  "The  disputed  territory  is  altogether  bevond  this  point. 
Venture  behind  our  line  only  at  your  peril."  All  of  the  reckless 
marauding  ceased.  The  settlers  wxM*e  never  again  harrassed  with 
the  visits  and  mandates  of  the  corporal  guards.  They  rested,  at 
last,  under  the  protection  of  the  Flag,  and  could  pursue  their  avo- 
cations in  peace. 

Three  other  Companies  of  the  2d  Infantry, — E.  under  command 
of  Lieutenant  Bloodgood  ;  F.  under  command  of  Captain  T.  Stan- 
iford  ;  K.  commanded  by  Lieutenant  A.  B.  Eaton,  had  left  Ban- 
gor with  Company  C.  but  were  instructed  to  accompany  the  mili- 
tary stores  and  supplies  which  a  firm  of  contractors  had  agreed  to 
forward  to  the  Post  at  Houlton.  The  purpose  of  this  assignment 
of  troops  was  to  aid  in  repairing  a  road  which  was  said  to  extend 
from  a  point  on  the  East  Branch  v  f  the  Mattawamkeag  river. 

This  whole  detachment  was  under  the  command  of  Major  N.  S. 
Clarke.  Brev.  Brig.  Gen.  Brady  was  Colonel  of  the  Regiment. 
Lieut.  Col.  Cumming's  was  in  command  at  the  Headquarters  in 
Madison  Barracks,  Sacketts  Harbor,  New^  York,  and  Lieutenant 
John  Clitz  was  the  Adjutant.     Major  Clarke  had  appointed  Lieut. 


Gallagher  Assistant  (Quartermaster,  and  sent  him  forward,  as  lias 
lieen  stated,  \\  itii  his  Company  t  >  select  ani  purchase  the  site  tor 
the  Post.      I^ienl.   lOaton  was  appointed  Adjutant  of  the  I'osL 

From  the  Letter  Book  of  Alajor  Clarke  tlie  hest  account  can  he 
iiad  of  the  doinii's  of  the  I'nited  Stales  Forces  in  that  summer  of 
1H2<S.  These  letters  are  all  dated,  ''Headquarters,  Hancock  Bar- 
racks." and  are  those  of  Majoi'  Clarke  himself  unless  the  name  is 
<ifi\en.  To  avoid  needless  rej)et.iti()n  t!ie  place  w  ill  not  he  named 
unless  it  is  elsewhere  tlian  at  ihj  Barracks. 

Tlie  first  let;;er  at  hand  is  dated  August  2.'>th,  and  is  addressed  to 
(jen.  vieo.  (jibson,  Connnissarv  General  of  Subsistence,  at  W'ash- 
in;4ton.  The  lirst  para;^raj:)li  states  that  in  obedience  to  orders  he 
has  relieved  Lieut.  (lalla^he)  of  dutv  at  t!ii->  l*ost,  and  ordered 
him  to  repair  t  >  Ban  j^or.  Lieut.  (jalla<j^!ier  became  the  .Vctin*^ 
Comm.  ot'  Sul)sistence  at  the  Depot  and  Kecruitini^  Station  in  Ban- 
ffor.  lie  does  not  appear  a<^ain  at  the  Post,  but  in  the  short  time 
he  remained  here  he  made  a  reputation  for  himself,  not  onlv  as  a 
soldier,  but  as  a  pi'eacher,  antl  persons  living"  in  the  town  remem- 
ber him  on  Sundav  in  the  desk  of  the  scliool-honse  preachinjjj  to 
the  assembU  of  jjeople.  Lieut.  J.  R.  Smith  took  his  place  as 
Qiiartermaster  and  CommissarN,  and  held  the  position  for  some 
time. 

The  second  para<2^rapli  unfolds  to  the  superior  officer  the  diffi- 
culties of  Maj.  Clarke's  position,   and  <)ji\es  a  sni^iijestion   for  relief. 

"The  idea  has  suiifirested  itself  that  the  resiilue  of  the 
annual  supph-  of  subsistence  stores  now  on  its  wa\  to  Ban- 
gor from  New  \'ork,  intended  for  this  command,  mi<i"ht 
be  delivered  at  once  at  the  post  In  contract,  if  the  contrac- 
tors should  ship  them  inniiediateh'  at  BanLjor  to  St. 
John,  in  the  Province  of  New  l^runswick,  provided  the 
Revenue  Laws  of  that  Province  did  not  interpose  too  threat 
ohstacles.  I  verv  much  fear,  so  dilatorv  and  enefficient 
have  been  the  arrangement  of  the  contractors  for  transpor- 
tation upon  the  ALittawamkeag,  tliat  a  partial  failure  in 
the  deliverv  of  tlie  stores,  alreadv  on  the  wav  to  Houlton. 
may  take  place.  Besides  the\  have  been  so  badh'  handled, 
and  so  much  exposed  to  the  unusual  rains  ol'  the  [)resent 
season  that  I  also  feiir  that  much  of  the  flour  will  he  found 
to  be  damaged.  Under  these  circumstances,  in  order  to 
meet  any  unfortunate  contingencv,  I  respectfullv  suggest 
to  you  the  proprictv  of  furnishing  Lt.  Smith  with  authori- 
ty and  funds  to  make  purchases  incase  of  need." 

Under   date   of  next  day   Adjt.  Eaton    writes   Capt.    Staniford, 


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I  :im  directed  by  Maj.  Clarke  to  inl. )nu  now  that  lie 
will  muster  and  inspect  the  tr(>()j)s  under  soui  command 
at  r>  o'clock,  1'.  M.  of  the  .'{1st  inst,  if  no  circumstances 
occur  to  prevent  it.  in  which  case  \  ou  are  directed  to  pre- 
form that  (hits ." 

It  would  appear  tliat  this  first  oilicial  \isitto  the  troops  of  the  com- 
mandin<j^  ollicei'  since  he  kit  them  on  the  month  of  June,  came 
ahout  as  appointed,  for  there  follow  sexeral  letters  e\  identlv  in- 
spiretl  )>v  the  c  )ndition  of  thini^'s  he  f  )und  existiiiLj-  at  that  inspec- 
tion. 

On  tlie  same  clav  oi  the  letter  of  Major  Clarke  to  (leneral  (iih- 
son,  Lieut.  J.  B.  Russell,  i\ssi^t.  (Quartermaster  at  Hauj^or,  wrote 
to  the  Major,  making;  incjuiries  about  supplies  and  stores,  as  thouLch 
all  had  ''one  forward  easil\  anil  exi')editiousl\  .  After  wailinir  a 
week  to  tr\  and  learn  of  the  actual  situation  of  thin<i[s  about  those 
luckless  stores  the  answei"  is  as  follows: 

''It  would  seem  by  the  statement  contained  in  Nour  let- 
ter of  the  2.')th  ult.  that  \  -u  are  misinformed  on  the  subject 
ol"  the  subsistence  stores  and  clothing  f  )r  this  command. 
The\'  are  not  all  at 'rhomj)son's  Camp.  A  ])ortion  of  the 
former  is  now  at  SluL(uwa\ ,  and  of  the  latter  the  <»'reater 
part  is  still  at  l*iscatatjuis.  I  hope  howe\erthat  you  ma\ 
}et  arouse  the  contractors  to  a  sense  of  the  importance  of 


increasijig  their  means  of  transpc^rtation  antl  of 
these  sunniies. 


pushmn'  on 


It 


seems  to  ha\e  become  no  small  task  to  pole  up  andcarrx  aiound 
two  successive  falls  in  the  ri\ers,  all  the  outfit  and  supplies  of  a  new 
Post  and  four  Com])anies  of  Infantry.  Before  takinj^-  up  the  stoiy 
of  the  work  of  those  three  Companies  it  will  l)e  well  to  state  that 
the  task  (yf  biiildin<j^  the  Barracks  and  ap})urtenances  tor  a  Military 
Post  had  been  acti\eh'  carried  on,  all  the  summer,  b\  the  men  of 
Co.  C,  and  many  hired  men  and  mechanics  of  llouUon.  There 
was  a  pressin<j^  need  upon  the  commander  to  have  winter  quarters 
in  readiness  and  also   his  supplies  on  hand  for  the  cold  weather. 

It  seems  to  have  been  decided  In  the  military  authorities  that  a 
new  and  better  route  than  the  Baskahej^i'n  trail  could  l)e  opened  up 
from  a  point  on  the  Mattawamkea<2^,  and  duriui^  the  w  hole  season 
these  three  otiier  comj^anies  were  busied  with  that  work.  The  road 
they  thus  built  was  always  known  as  the  vSoldier  Road.  It  betj^an 
at  the  Soldier  Landin<2;',  two  miles  below  the  mouth  of  lieaver 
Brook,  and  followed  up  tlie  Brook,  thence  took  an  Easterly  course 


JCL.. 


over  the  risln<jf  iirDiind  svluri'  1.  I).  (ioNe  lives  and  after  tliat,  tol- 
lowed  somewhere  near  the  hue  oC  the  present  MihtaiN  Koad.  l)iit 
was  very  cronUeil,  and  liastily  hiiilt  on  the  liard  hiiid.  It  crossed 
the  line  of  thi'  present  road  near  I*.  I\  Hnrleii^irs  house  and  skirt- 
ed roimd  to  ihf  iCastward  of  his  clearing',  ;iud  attain  crossed  the 
present  road  n^-ar  Mr.  Ilersey's  place.  Traces  of  tins  old  road  are 
still  seen  in  diileient  paits  of  IJnnens,  also  on  the  farm  of  Mr.  John 
Stewart,  and  a^ain  on  the  McCiiidey  fai"m  in  llonlton.  iU-re  is 
([niti.'  a  j)ieco  ot"  the  old  lordnroN'  work,  in  the  run,  lOast  (»f  the 
house.  On  the  In^ersoll  place  it  cur\ed  round  the  swale,  now 
crossed  directh  1)\  the  road,  and  ke])t  well  uj)  toward  the  house. 
That  swak'  was  a  had  niirL-holc  and  many  of  the  horses  were  extri- 
cated with  (litllcultN  asthe\,  at  lirst,  attempted  to  \s^n  straj^ht  across 
it.  VUl'  idea  of  j^etlinjjf  su|)plies  1)\  wa\  oftlie  vSt.  John  ri\er  ne\'er 
appears  a  ii^a  in,  and  the  next  letter  olvScptemher  JSth,  to  Lt.  (ialla- 
jifher,  at  Hanijjor,  sliows  the  new  pui^ijose  ol'  Major  Clarke  to  meet 
the  necessitii's  of  his  situation  : 

••Should  the  Connn'\  (jen.  of  Subsistence  he  of  the 
opinion  that  tlie  public  interest  recjuires  tiie  vSubsistence 
Stores  now  at  i^anj^oi*  to  be  transported  to  this  Post  upon 
the  Mattawamkea*;-  w  henever  transportation  by  sleds  be- 
comes piacticable,  it  will  be  projier  in  oider  to  provide 
a^j^ainst  every  jjossible  continoencv  that  one  month's  [)()rtion 
of  those  supplies  be  sent  up  to  Thompson's  camp  in  all 
the  UL'Nt  month.  1  therefore  recpiest,  in  the  event  of  his 
so  deciding,  that  nou  consider  this  letter  as  a  recpiisition 
upon  von  Ibr  that  month's  sup[)l\'  of  Subsistence  for  this 
Command." 

'Thompson's  Camji  appears  to  have  been  a  lar«^e  Imnbeicamp 
about  foiu"  miles  abo\  e  the  mouth  of  Heaxer  liiook.  The  revela- 
tion of  this  letter  is  that  the  ex|)ectation  of  the  early  summer  is  al- 
together frustrated,  and  a  lar<jfepart  ol'  the  work  must  ^o  over  till 
the  winter  sets  in. 

Of  same  date  is  a  letter  to  the  Act.  Assist.  Adjt.  Gen'l,  Head- 
quarters, \i.  Depart,  21<S  Fulton   St.,  New  York: 


''I  hoped  to  ha\e  the  satisfaction  before  this  to  announce 
Dept.  Meadcjuarters  the  arrival  at  this  Post  of  the  three 
Jompanies  of  the  'Id  Infantrv  destined  for  it  w  hich  are  yet 
)ehind.  The  prot^ress  of  these  Companies  in  the  ascent 
of  the  Rixers  behind  us  was  slower  than  1  anticipated 
when  I  made  my  last  report  to  Headquarters  of  the  Dept. 
Having  arrived  on  the  22d  of  last  month  at  Thompson's 


to 
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« I 


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I. 
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Camp,  Capt.  vStaniford,  in   obedience  to  orders  which  he 


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jiii 


li;i(l  rcCL'i\c'(l  tVoin  iik'.  put  fiRiii  Ml  \\(nU  upon  tlir  mjd, 
in  ici)airin^  w  hicli  thos  >till  ci»nliniio  to  l^t-t-iuploN  cd.  On 
a  \  isit  to  tlicm  I  (lircctcd  tlic  Capt.  to  hiiild  a  Store  I  Iousl', 
and  place  in  it  tof  shelter  fVoni  the  lains  the  ()rdnaiu'e 
Stoii's  with  wliich  he  has  l)..'en  hnitliened,  and  whicli 
niav  remain  thiMe  without  djtiimeni  to  the  jjuhlie  until 
transportation  \)\  sleds  heconies  praeticahle.  This  woik 
toifcthei  w  ith  a  storm  of  rain  of  nearK  one  w  eeU'scontinu- 

•  •  • 

ance  has  retarded  t!ie  Captain's  progress  u'pon  the  road. 
I  ha\e  the  satisfaction  of  heinji^  able  now  to  slate  that 
the  contractor  lias  increased  his  means  of  transportation 
to  an  extent  that  in  all  prohahilitv  mas-  enable  him  to 
hrinij;"  in  all  the  subsistence  and  (|r.  masters'  stoies  before. 
winter." 

Ajj^ain  of  same  date  to  Capt.  Stanlford  : 

''The  public  interest  essentially  re(juires  that  the  re- 
pairsof  the  road  upon  which  the  detachment  is  now  em- 
l^lovcd  should  be  eHected  in  the  least  possible  time.  You 
w  ill  therefore  report  t<)  nie,  as  an  opportunity  ma\  present 
itself,  N'our  pro<i^ress  and  the  kind  o'"  repaiis  sou  ma\'  ha\e 
etlected,  and  in  the  remo\al  of  yom*  camj)  from  place  to 
place  \()U  will  enciunber  \ourself  with  as  little  baiL;"<2;aj4e  as 


)OSSl 


bl( 


Septeml)er  1.')  to  Staniford  a<^ain  : 

"  1  am  sorrv  your  report  presents  so  crreat  a  sick  list, 
in  as  much  as  it  was  my  intention  to  draw  from  vour  de- 
tachment most  if  not  all  of  your  carpenters.  We  are  e\- 
peiuhnt;-  here  from  Hfteen  to  ei<;hteen  hundred  dollars  per 
month  for  hire  of  citi/en  mechanics.  1  am,  on  this  ac- 
count, jyhid  that  the  period  of  your  arrival  so  nearly  ap- 
proaches." 

September  20  there  is  occasion  to  write  of  a  circumstance  which 
is  aside  from  this  tedious  one  of  supplies,  but  nevertheless  interest- 
ing to  all  as  the  first  appearance  of  the  other  party  in  this  North- 
eastern question.     This  letter  ts  to  Department  Headquarters  : 

''  Sir  Howard  Douglass,  the  Governor  of  the  adjacent 
Province,  presented  hin^self  at  the  Line  on  the  evening  of 
the  la  inst.,  having  looked  at  us  through  a  glass  on  the 
same  evening,  and  having  entered  his  carriage  on  the 
morning  of  the  l<)th  in  order  to  retrace  his  steps  he  caused 
Mr.  Parks,   with  whom  he  tarried  overnight,  to  repair  to 


^J, 


Iloultoii  witli  ii  Nt'ihal  iiiw";:'.;re  statin}^  tliat  he  re«ifu'ttc(l 
very  imicli  that  his  late  arrival  on  the  eveiiin<;  heiore  at 
Parks,  ha\in}^  undei  stood  that  the  road  tVoin  thence  to  II. 
to  he  ver\  had,  and  the  nioinin}^  too  then  heinj^  iain\  did 
not  allow  him  the  '  pleasnre'  otcallin^to  see  nie  ;  and  i)e- 
sides  that  lie  was  nndei  the  necessitN  ot'  retwrniiiii  to 
Woodstock  in  order  to  prolon<(  his  journey  to  Madauasca. 
The  niessaife  hv  Parks  i)ein<'  tlie  tirst  intelliijence  I  had 
of  Sir  Howard  l)einjif  in  the  vicinity  I  deemed  it  a  compli- 
ment due  to  his  civil  messa«4e  ami  to  the  occasion  to  dis- 
patcli  a  note  intendin*^  tiie  contents  lor  the  ear  of  the 
(jovernoi',  to  an  accjuaintance  in  \\ Oodstock,  a  pensioner 
of  the  British  (io\  einment,  exj)ressin*^  mv  le^ret  that 
earlier  inlormation  had  not  reached  me,  in  order  that  I 
nii^ht  have  been  ahleto  pay  my  respects  to  hinj.  I  have 
thoni^iit  it  m\  (lnt\  to  make  this  occurience  known  at  Dept. 
I  I'd  (Quarters,  leavinjy  it  to  jnd^e  whether  the  \isit  had 
for  ol)iect  a  mere  civility  or  other  views." 

To  Capt.  Staniford,  Comd'ji;^  W.  \\.  Road,  Septemi)er  2.")  : 

"Tlie  services  of  all  the  carpenters  in  your  detachment 
are  absolutely  necessary  on  the  public  buildin;^s  here  and 
can  no  lon<j^er  be  dispensed  with.  \'ou  will  therefore  on 
the  receipt  of  this  letter  order  every  one  of  that  description 
of  mechanic  in  the  companies,  includin<^  Hanson  of  the 
Hand,  to  re[)air  to  I  loulton  without  delay  and  report  to 
the  Act.  Assist,  (^r.  Mastei . 

1  understand  that  the  four  (>  pdrs.  have  been  removed 
■from  Thompson's  Camp  :   if  so,   you    have  misconceived 
my   views.      Vou    will,   after  havinj^   raised   them    up,  if 
necessary,  on  skids,  leave  them   where  they  now  are  until 
further  orders." 

It  would  seem  that  Capt.  Staniford  attempted  some  excuse  for 
the  unauthorized  mo\  injj  ot  the  j^uns,  for,  under  date  <if  Septem- 
ber 25th,  the  following  epistle  was  sent  to  him,  whicli  clearly  shows 
the  spirit  of  both  a  soldier  and  cominander  : 

"In  as  much  as  the  four  G  pdrs.  have  been  brought  on 
so  far,  (your  present  camp)  you  will,  so  soon  as  the  road 
shall  have  been  completed  to  Neal's,  order  them  to  that 
place  and  leave  them  there.  Such  instructions,  relative 
to  a  proper  care  of  them  as  you  may  think  it  proper  to 
give,  I  request  you  to  give  to  Mr.  Ncal  or  such  person  as 
may  be  in  charge  of  the  property  there. 


i'  »t5 


■■I 


If 


^'i! 


•!■ 


I'he  present  occasion  ma\  not  he  an  inappropriate  one 
to  sav  tiia*^  in  a  matter  clearl\  of  tlut\  and  responsibility 
I  amnotin  tlieiiahit  of  allow  in<»- the  'opinions  and  reports 
of  others'  to  influence  in\  pul)lic  conduct,  neitheiin  a  mat- 
ter of  'jud'j^ement"  am  I  disposed  to  lose  si^ht  entireU'  of 
my  own." 

Mr.  Daniel  Xeal  was  the  first  settler  on  the  tou  nshij:)  of  Linncus, 
and  his  farm  is  now  the  north  part  of  that  of  I'.  V.  I5urlei<j^h.  'i'he 
old  barn  stood  on  the  East  side  of  the  road,  and  was  pulled  down 
some  fifteen  yerns  a<j^o. 

'J'he  same  dav«i  letter  was  sent  to  Mr.  Towle  of  the  firmof  Towle, 
Paisons  <.*v:  Co.,  the  contractors  to  mo\e  the  supplies  : 

*'l  have  instructed  Capt.  vSianiford  to  lea\e  the  cannon 
at  Neals.  As  soon  as  all  the  public  property  dej)ositc;l 
at  Neal's  shall  have  been  hrou*>^ht  in  I  r'j([uest  you  to  for- 
ward on  those  cannon,  and  uot  before.  I  resj)ectfullv 
recpiest  that  \(ni  will  hasten  on  the  public  clothinj;-  \\  ith 
all  possible  industr\  and  dispatch  as  the  j:)eri()d  is  fast  ap- 
proaching;' when  the  comfort  and  health  of  the  men  re- 
quire the  issue  of  winter  clothin<i^." 

On  September  21)  the  lon^-  looked  for  Comj)anies  arrixed  at  the 
Post  and  according  to  the  Armv  J^e<^ulations  three  notifications  of 
this  event  were  made.  One  to  Col.  R.  Jones,  Adjt.  (ien.  I  .  S. 
Arnu  at  Washinj^ton.  The  second  to  re^i^imental  Headquarters,  at 
Sacketts  Harbor,  and  the  third  to  Dept.  Headquarters,  21<S  Ful- 
ton St.,  New  York. 


The  last  letter  <i;i\en  is  the  most  iniDortant  of  tlvi 


n 


'I  have   the  honor   to   report  that  the   Companies  e 


m- 


ployed  on  the  Beaver  Brook  Road  in  repairini"^  it  arrived, 
this  day,  at  this  Post.  Althout^h  more  time  has  been  em- 
ployed in  diis  dut\  than  I  estimated  in  a  former  report 
to  the  Head  Qiiarters  of  the  Department,  the  amount  of 
labor  l)e!;towed  \\\\\  not  be  lost  to  the  public,  and  the  roail 
in  consequence  thereof  will  probabh'  be  foimd  in  a  better 
conilition  for  use  another  year  than  if  less  labor  had  now 
been  put  upon  it. 
Mechi 


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ese 


Companies  to  aid    in  the  erection  of   the  (Quarters  here  : 
the  masons  on  their  arrival  at  Beaver  Brook,  and  the  car 
penters  subsecpientlv  as  the   sick  list,  at  one  time  contain- 
ing   considerable    numbers    diminished.      I   respectfully 


■.f. 


state  tliat  A]ilitai\  Supplies  of  cvcr\  description  intended 
tor  this  l*ost  should  al\\a\  s  lea\e  i^auLj'or  earh  in  Ma\  of  - 
ever\  \  eai"  in  older  to  )each  the  head  of  naN'ijjfation  before 
the  fall  of  water.  Luckih  the  present  season  has  been 
unusualls  rainv  ;  otherwise  the  conunand  must  lia\e  been 
obli^•ed  to  fall  back  \\\)im  its  supplies  and  \\  inter  perhaps 
at  HasUahe<;an.  l^\en  now  a  portion  of  the  supplies  antl 
most  of  the  public  clothinjj^,  owin»;  to  a  want  of  water, 
aie  at  this  moment  deposited  upon  the  bank  of  the  Mat- 
tavvand<ea<^,  six  miles  bel(»w  'rhomj)son's  Camj:).  A  fall 
of  rain,  which  at  this  moment  we  have  a  prospect  of  soon 
ha\in<4',  will  enable  the  Conti'actors  to  brin^' it  up.  Should 
the  present  state  of  the  water,  howe\er,  continue  an\  con-  . 
siderable  len!:^th  of  time  1  shall  be  oblii^ed  to  send  the  Com- 
panies in  succession  to  the  j)lace  of  ileposit  in  order  to 
clothe  them  for  the  winter." 

These  letters  clearlv  show  the  <i^eneral  outline  of  the  course  of 
things  in  that  eventful  summer  for  lioulton.  The  Company  which 
reached  the  place  in  June  were  set  to  work,  with  all  dispatch,  to 
make  a  Military  Post  with  its  parade  ii^round,  (juarters  for  soldiers 
and  officers,  hospital,  magazine,  and  stockade  around  all.  The 
privates  were  quartered  in  tents  and  rude  huts.  'I'he  Command- 
\\\{y  Olficer,  Sur^j^eon,  and  vStafl' boarded  in  the  house  of  Joseph 
Hoidton.  It  would  appear  lliat  the  movement  to  lioulton  was  lai- 
dertaken  with  most  inadequate  conceptions,  on  the  part  of  all  the 
authorities,  as  to  the  nature  of  the  connnunications  between  l^an- 
gor  and  lioulton,  and  the  facilities  for  doing  the  work  of  con- 
structing a  Post. 

Major  Clarke  found  himself  surrounded  with  (litliculties  from 
the  time  he  left  Capt.  vStaniford  at  the  Mattawamkeag  River.  Hut 
with  a  soldier's  resolution  he  faced  the  situation  and  did  all  he 
could.  The  well-known  site  selected  b\  Lieut.  Gallagher  for  the 
Barracks  could  not  have  been  l)etter  chosen,  and  alter  it  was  made 
into  the  complete  Post,  alwavs  excited  the  admiratif)n  of  all  the  f)f- 
ficers  of  the  .\rmv  who  caiiie  here.  When  work  began  upon  the 
ground,  in  the  latter  part  of  June,  it  was  a  very  rough  piece  of 
ground.  A  large  projection  ot  ledge  occupied  the  central  part  of 
that  portion  assigned  for  the  parade  ground.  This  was  removed 
after  a  lengthv  and  laborious  job  of  ])lasting  ;  the  refuse  was  used 
to  lill  the  hollows,  and  much  more  material  hauled  up  to  make  the 
surface  of  the  parade  ground  up  to  the  standard  of  smoothness. 
The  soldiers  with  their  own  labor  and  horses,  cut,  hauled,  shaped, 
and  set  up  the  picket  fence  or  stockade.      ^V  few  of  these  still  stand 


iiilli 


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where  put  by  the  Inlantiy,  and  many  more  have  been  taken  down 
and  piled  into  the  fences. 

To  hasten  on  the  construction  of  the  buil(hn<i;s,  Alaj.  Chirke  em- 
])love(l  everyone  he  could  ;4^et  to  work  for  him.  Mr.  W.  II.  ^Jary 
servetl  him  as  mastei"  carpenter.  Mr.  Warner  as  framer,  and  Mr. 
Isaac  Smith  burned  lime,  and  furnished  teams  all  simimcr  lonj^j. 
Even  with  this  help  the  work  could  not  projj^ress  as  needed,  and 
besides  this  pav  roll  of  nearly  two  thousand  dollars  a  month  to  cit- 
izens, the  Commander  was  c^bli^ed  to  draw  from  Capt.  Staniford's 
detachment  every  skilled  laborer  he  had,  and  leave  the  work  on 
the  road  to  the  men  who  could  furnish  their  two  hands  and  nothiuij^ 
more.  The  scheme  of  the  buildin<4'  was  to  surroimd  the  parade 
tj^round  with  structures  on  the  West,  North  and  East,  with  the  tia<jj- 
stafl'  near  the  entrance  way  at  the  South  end.  The  majjja/ine  was 
located  some  distance  oiV,  beyond  the  N.  W.  an^le,  and  Hospital 
back  from  the  line  of  the  other  buildin<4s,  in  the  S.  E.  seci-tioii  of 
the  enclosure.  The  quarters  for  the  privates  extended  round  two 
sides  of  the  quadran<2^1e,  and  lar^^er  and  more  cormnodious  houses 
for  the  f)tficers  were  built  alou'j;'  the  East  side. 

In  spite  of  all  the  endeavor  of  Commander  and  men,  so  great 
were  the  difhculties  of  the  situlition,  the  Barracks  were  not  com- 
pleted enough  to  shelter  all  the  troops,  and  some  of  them  wintered 
in  their  tents.  The  officers  remained  at  Mr.  Iloulton's,  and,  in- 
deed, did  not  get  moved  into  their  own  quarters  till  the  close  of 
the  second  season. 

Words  fail  to  express  the  change  in  the  situation,  and  in  the 
feelings  oi'  the  settlers  which  the  domialing  of  this  large  body  of 
troops  among  them  made.  Our  older  people  can  merely  oay,  ''It 
made  such  a  change.  The  marauders  from  the  Province  not  only 
kept  away,  but  the  calls  for  work  of  every  description  fairly  waked 
up  every  person  in  the  Plantation.  There  was  something  for 
every  one  to  do,  even  down  to  the  boys  of  seven  to  eight  years  of 
age,  and  pay  was  promj^t  in  the  gold  coins  of  the  Nation." 

Like  the  bounty  of  Joseph  Iloidton  and  Aaron  Putnam  to  the 
starving  people,  in  the  cold  years  of  the  infant  settlement,  this 
bounty  of  the  National  Power  came  at  a  time  of  need,  and  gave 
full  expansion  to  the  best  endeavors  of  the  entire  community. 


-aa 


■9 


^  Z 


THE  MILITARY   ROADS. 


ciiAi»'ri:R  IX. 

The  plan  to  make  a  deinon-stration  in  force  on  the  dispute;!  Fron- 
tier of  the  Northeast,  as  has  been  stated,  was  entered  upon  b\  the 
W^ir  Department  w  ith  most  limited  and  e\en  erroneous  kn()\vled<>e 
as  to  the  possibilities  of  reaehin^j^  anv  j^articuhu'  point,  or  the  in- 
evitable hardships  of  the  route,  vvlien  entered  upon.  it  would  ap- 
pear from  the  letters  of  Majoi*  Clari<e  that  he  was  led  to  believe 
there  was  an  easilv  navip^able  waterwax  to  within  a  tew  miles  of 
the  .selected  spot  for  the  l*ost,  and  that  a  road  alread\  was  made 
fiom  the  landing'  at  the  head  of  navi<xation  to  the  villai»e  of  lioul- 
ton,  which  merelv  needed  a  little  rei)airini»-  to  make  it  passable  for 
the  troops  with  their  heavv  train  ol'  jjjuns,  ammunition,  and  sup- 
plies. With  this  preconceived  idea  of  quite  excellent  opportunity 
for  communication,  he  came  uj3,  in  the  earh'  part  of  June,  on  the 
swollen  streams,  saw  one  or  too  rapids  tiiat  mi<^ht  make  some  little 
trouble,  and  actuallv  pushed  up  Iknner  15rook,  lour  miles,  before 
he  th()u<>ht  he  had  reached  the  end  of  easv  navigation. 

Then,  without  makinjj^  a  personal  survev  of  the  route  over  that 
road  which  he  had  been  informed  of,  he  set  Capt.  .Staniford,  with 
the  three  companies,  to  the  task  of  repairin<jj  the  wav,  and  of  brinj^- 
iivjf  the  lon<2^  train  to  Iloulton.  lie  himself  turned  about,  retraced 
his  steps  to  the  mouth  of  the  Baskahe^au,  and  came  up  over  that 
trail,  whither  Lieut,  (jalhi^her  and  Companv  C  has  just  passed. 
How  he  was  disapj^ointed  at  the  dela\  s  on  the  Beaver  l^rook  road, 
became  anxious  about  his  supplies,  lost  his  tenijier  a  little  when 
the  vSubordinate  tried  to  sav  he  had  done  the  best  he  could  under 
the  circumstances,  all  these  thin<rs  have  been  stated  in  the  interest- 


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inj^  letters.  The  full  extent  of  the  Nexatioiis  delays  is  more  fiilK 
made  known  by  a  later  letter,  wherein  is  set  forth  the  consecjuenees 
of  so  much  tlela\  and  exposure  to  the  weatlier  as  was  the  lot  ol"  the 
ordnance  stores. 

The  letter  is  addressed  to  Captain  Ripley,  Ord.  Corps,  Kenne- 
bec Arsenal,  Au^^nsta,  Me.,  and  is  dated  October  27th,  i.S.'M  : 

'•''  I  enclose  herewith  an  extrac^t  from  the  remarks  made 
upon  my  Inxentory  of  Ordnance  Stores,  aliordin<>;  xou  all 
the  information  in  my  power  to  j^ive  in  answer  to  \ our 
in(iuii\  in  Nour  letter  of  the  4th  inst.  ;  except  at  (jeneral 
Wool's  inspection,  made  on  the  7th  of  JuK,  l«S."n,  it  was 
statetl  to  him  that  the  lixed  ammunition  was  damatj^ed  on 
its  wa\  to  this  Post  in  1^<2'S,  by  reason  of  ha\  inL£  been  ex- 
posed,  during  the  wet  season  of  that  Near  by  transporta- 
tion in  lig^ht  boats  on  the  Penobscot  and  Mattawamkea<>^ 
Rivers,  at  which  period  there  was  no  road  from  Ban*(or 
to  this  Post,  excej:)t  \yhat  \yas  then  made  by  the  troops  in 
their  pro^j^ress,  which  \yas  exceedin<i^ly  slow  ;  the  stores 
bein<j^  in  conse(juence  thereof  exposed  to  the  weather  for 
seyeral  weeks." 

A  further  eyidence  of  incompleteness  of  knowledj^je  of  the  actual 
situation  on  tlie  part  of  the  War  Department  is  sho\yn  by  the  re\ - 
elation  of  the  plan,  throui;h  additional  letters,  not  merely  to  '••  re- 
pair the  Bea\er  lirook  Road,"  but  also,  in  the  same  season,  to 
construct  a  prolon<2^ation  of  the  Militarx'  Road  up  to  Mars  Hill,  or 
to  the  Southern-most  point  of  the  British  claim. 

On  September  2d.  I.S2'S,  before  Maj.  Clarke  had  receiyed  any  of 
his  supplies,  and  the  three  companies  were  apparently  lost  in  the 
vyoods  below,  he  w  rites  to  Lieut  J.  B.  Russell,  ^V.  (^.  M.,  at  Ban- 
gor : 

"I  am  in  receipt  of  your  two  letters  of  the  24th  and 
2r)th  ult.,  and  also  the  requisition  and  C()p\-  ol'  instructions 
to  Sanuiel  Cook,  Esq.  iVs  soon  as  Mr.  Cook  shall  set 
out  upon  the  duty  assi<)^ned  him,  I  shall  turnish  him  with 
men  agreeably  to  your  requisition.  He  states  to  me  that 
he  cannot  possibly  leave  here  before  Tuesday  next. 

Taking  into  consideration  the  period  of  sour  tleparture 
from  Bangor,  on  your  exploring  expedition,  and  the  fact 
that  no  one  here  so  suitable  as  Mr.  Cook  can  be  jiiocured 
in  his  stead,  I  have  concluded  to  assure  him  that  his  ser- 


vices will  be  accepted  on  the  day  specitied  In  hi 


m, 


The  actual  nature  of  the  instrucHions  to  Mr.  Cook  are  plainly  in- 
ferred in  a  later  letter  to  Lieut.   Russell,    who    had   himself  mean- 


time  come  to  J  loultoii  to  invcstitiatc   the   sitiuition.      OiH()])er   '2-U\. 
i^^l'H,  the  ComiiKuider  aiUhe.ssed  liim  at  the  Hanacks  : 

"•  I  do  not  sec,  under  the  circumstances  of  the  case,  as 
you  have  stated  them  to  me.  l)ut  that  you  are  compelled 
to  postpone  the  surve\  of  the  route  for  a  MiHtar\  Koatl 
from  Ilouhon  l*hmtation  to  Mars  Hill,  unless  Mr.  Cook's 
health,  \\  hich  is  improhahle,  should  he  so  far  restored  as 
to  enahle  him  to  act  under  \()ur  instructions  to  him  in  all 
this  month,  or  earh'  in  the  next.  In  this  event  vou  could 
make  a  sup|)lemental  Report  to  the  Qj\  Master  (General. 

I  would  mention  to  nou,  however,  as  an  additional  rea- 
son for  the  j)ostj:)onement  oi'  the  surve\'  that  the  services 
of  the  numher  ol"  men  \()U  would  re([nire  of  this  com- 
mand to  aid  Mr.  Cook  are  essentually  necessary  here  in 
the  preparations  for  the  winter.  Your  own  personal  oh- 
serxations  of  what  is  jj^oinjjf  on  at  the  Post,  and  what  must 
necessarily  he  tlone  hefore  winter,  will  enahle  \ou  to  ex- 
])lain  this  sui)ject  satisiactoiiU   to  (ien.  Jessup." 

It  is  now  time  to  ^^^iNe  heed  to  the  third  extract  made  from  the 
Re^^istr\  of  Deeds,  which  was  reprinted  at  the  head  of  the  last 
chapter.  ilie  pmchaser  was  "James  Thomas,  of  the  Citv  and 
State  of  New  "\'ork,  Gentleman."  lie  was  the  most  important 
and  influential  person,  outside  oi'  the  Arm\  Officers,  w  ho  came  to 
lioidton  in  the  Garrison  \ears.  He  is  descrihed  by  oiu"  older 
people  as  hein*^,  at  that  time,  ahout  sixty  years  of  age,  stout  built, 
of  a  light  sandy  complexion,  and  of  a  verv  gentlemanly  deport- 
ment. He  complimented  Grandmother  upon  her  personal  appear- 
ance when  he  first  saw  her,  and  in  his  last  call  at  the  house  before 
he  left  the  town,  some  years  later,  he  said.  ''  I  hope  when  I  see 
yon  again  vou  will  be  looking  as  well  as  you  do  now."  He  died 
shorth  after  he  went  a\\a\'. 

He  came  to  Houlton  in  the  summer  <jf  1H2H,  l)earing  the  com- 
mission of  Sutler  to  the  Garrison.  His  first  store  was  opened  in 
a  room  of  the  house  of  Isaac  vSmith.  The  Sutler's  store  was  after- 
wards built  within  the  enclosure  of  the  Barracks,  and  stood  at 
the  right  of  the  entrance.  In  addition  to  this  duty  he  had  the  mail 
contract  lietween  Bangor  and  the  Post,  over  the  Soldier  Road.  He 
hired  a  man  by  the  name  of  James  Nowland  to  carry  the  mail  on 
horseback  over  the  R<jad  to  the  Landing  ;  then  he  WH)uld  take  a 
boat  and  fioat  down  to  Bangor.  On  the  return,  he  would  pole  up 
to  the  Landitig  where  the  horse  was  awaiting  him,  and  thence  to 
Houlton  on  horseback.  J.  H.  Smith,  though  hardly  nine  years 
old,  would  go  down  to  meet  him  taking  two  horses.     Col.  Thomas, 


i'MM 


ill 


as  every  one  culled  hlni.  was  pleasant  to  each  one  he  canie  in  con- 
t."  with,  and  would  joke  with  tiie  hov  ahont  heinif  (Vi'>htened  in 
t..at  lonesome  ride  in  the  woods  to  the  t\\el\e  mile  tree.  lie  paid 
Smith  <jfenerallv  about  half  a  dollar  a  tiip. 

The  matter  ol'  <^ettin^-  the  militaiy  sui)plies  to  the  l*ost  <^a\  e  con- 
stant occupation  to  the  energetic  men  amon^-  the  SLtllers.  Mr. 
James  Ta\lor  is  alwa\  s  spoken  of  \\  lu-n  aiu  work  of  that  nature 
was  called  for.  I  lis  skill  with  an  o\  team  \\  as  moi'e  than  oi"dinar\  , 
and  he  soon  took  up  the  task  of  haulin<^  the  stores  from  the  Land- 
ing, llntjjh  Allexandcr  of  Liimeus  was  another  of  thearm\  tca/n- 
sters,  and  told  man\  anecdotes  of  life  on  the  road  and  ri\er  ol'those 
days.  I'herixer  antl  i5ea\er  Brook  loute  i)ecame  tiie  line  of  travel 
for  all  who  turned  their  steps  this  way.  It  uas  not  much  of  an 
imjjroxement  oxer  the  former  ways  except  that  there  were  fewer 
chanji'es  from  water  to  land  and  land  to  water  auain.  There  could 
be  no  association  of  pleasure  connected  with  the  joiu"ne\'.  All 
men,  women  and  children,  enbarked  at  Oldtow  n  in  the  Hat  bot- 
tomed boats,  which  also  canied  all  the  frei<;ht  the\  would  hold  ; 
and  then  be^^an  a  tedious  polinj^"  ol"  the  ])oat  up  to  the  lirst  falls  at 
Piscatac[uis.  Here  the  carry  was  made,  afterwards  (Acrcome  in 
steamboat  days,  b\'  the  canal  and  lock.  When  this  was  passed  and 
evervthin*^  put  back  on  to  the  boat  the  slow  poling"  was  resumed. 
Four  miles  abo\e  the  ^^attawamkeag  ocean  the  rapids  of  S1u_l;u- 
way,  as  Major  Claik  st\  led  them,  commonh  st\led,  Slu^undv. 
Here  and  at  Piscataquis  it  will  be  remembered  the  luckless  stores 
of  the  (iarrison  la\'  a  lon^i^  time,  and  the  dela\  i^axe  cause  to  so 
much  trouble.  When  this  latter  rouij^h  water  was  passed  the  boat 
route  C(Mitinued  uninterruptedh'  till  the  Soldier  Landinj^  w  as  reached 
if  there  was  water  enou<^h.  ^Vt  this  place  the  passeno'ers  must  take 
what  convexance  there  might  be  oxer  the  rough  cortluroy  and  un- 
tmnpiked  miles  of  the  Soldier  Road.  The  women  and  little  ones 
perha[)s  could  ride,  but  for  the  rest  it  was  merel\-  a  fair  chance  to 
walk  through  the  woods. 

It  was  inevitable  that  on  such  a  route  there  should  arise  occasion 
of  great  discomfort,  when  accident  or  ilelax'  overtook  the  ]5art\-. 
It  was  but  a  protracted  ex]:)osure  to  storm  and  wind,  with  the 
chances  of  freshet  added.  The  story  runs  that  a  small  party  were 
working  their  way  up,  at  one  time,  and  two  of  the  men  had  their 
wives  with  them.  Delays  were  met  with,  and  the  progress  was 
exceedingly  slow.  While  yet  a  good  ways  below  the  Landing, 
one  of  the  women  found  herself ox'ertaken  b\-  the  pangs  of  traxail 
and  a  halt  of  the  whole.  comj)an\'  was  made.  The  boat  was  un- 
loaded, drawn  on  shore,  turned  u[)side  down,  and  coxered  xx  ith 
the  canvass  \yhich  was  usually  spread  over  the  freight.     This  seem- 


ed  as  a  shelter  tor  the  women,  and  the  men  l)uilt  a  rouj>h  camp  a 
short  distance  oil.      In  these  cjuarters  the  com panN  remained   lor  a    \ 
inimher  of  (hivs,    tiJI  the  Jittle   straM^ei- and  the  motiier  conld    take 


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ia\e   come,  in 


hiter 


years,  \\  iiether  o\er  the  fhiished  staij^e  road  \\  itli  its  liospitahle 
ta\ern.s,  or  \et  more  recenth ,  in  tlie  last  runniniL;  cars,  can  lorm 
hnt  slight  opinion  of  those  cheerless  days  and  hours  in  that  first 
])eri()d  of  direct  travel  to  Han^or. 

Tlie  exjx'iience  which  Major  Clarke  had  w  itli  the  dillicnlties  of 
this  ua\ ,  in  the  summer  and  fall  ol'  1<S2<S,  showed  plainh  to  him 
that  no  matter  whose  interest  it  ma\' haveserxed  togi\e  to  tlie  War 
Dej^artment  the  idea  that  the  water  wa\  up  to  Beaver  Brook  was 
to  the  advantaj^e  of  the  (jovernment,  it  was  of  no  use  to  continue 
to  he  tied  up  to  so  round  ahout  a  course.  i'lie  letter  hook  ai^ain  he- 
comes  of  interest,  and  the  plan  of  extrication  is  developed,  though 
no  clue  is  allorded  as  to  whether  he  iiad  explicit  orders  for  the  step 
or  took  the  resj)onsihilit\  himself.  Jf  it  was  the  latter  he  was  most 
clearlv  justified  in  his  course. 

Decemlier  7,  1<S2H,  he  writes  to  Mr.  Ellis,  A<^ent  for  Towle, 
Parsons  t^v:  Co.,  Tiiompson's  Camp  : 

^''^'ou  are  requested  to  deliver  to  Ser^t.  Pike,  for  the 
use  f)f  his  part\ ,  as  much  pro\isions  as  will  suhsist  his 
partv  for  twentv  davs  ;  that  is  to  say,  twentv  complete 
rations  for  fourteen  men,  and  twenty  rations  of  extra 
vvhiskev  for  the  same  period  and  same  numher  of  men,  for 
which  the  Serjeant  is  directed  toji^ive  you  a  receipt." 

Next  to  Mr.  Cook,  who  seems  to  have  won  the  confidence  and 
esteem  of  the  Commanding  (^tiicer  from  the  \erv  fh"st,  and  to  ha\e 
been  of  very  "freat  service  to  him  all  the  time,  lie  writes  on  the 
same  dav  : 

*'To  Sami'EL  Cook,  Esc^., 

Sir: — You  are  requested  to  accompany  the  partv  of 
men  commanded  bv  Ser<reant  Pike,  and  aid  him  \\  itli  \()ur 
counsel  and  ad\  ice  in  the  prosecution  of  the  service  in 
which  he  is  sent.  The  Ser«)^eant  is  directed  to  follow  your 
opinions  implicith  ,  as  to  the  mode  of  opening  and  com- 
pleting the  road  from  the  Crotch  of  the  Mattawamkeag  to 
the  point  where  vour  line,  run  with  a  view  to  tiiis  road, 
touches  the  route  from  Iloulton  to   Thompson's  Camp. 

Should  Nou,  on  further  examination,  tind  that  the  route 
laid  down  by  you  can  be  improved,  or  rather  straightened, 
you  are  authorized  to  run  and  mark  It  accordingly.  You 
are  requested  also  to  instruct  the  Sergeant  in  the  mode  of 


in;il<inj.{  winter  roads  in  this  section  of  couiitrv,  i{n(.\  ^ixf 
him  such  advice  comu'ctcd  witli  the  project  ot  com])letiii;^ 
this  road,  ^eii«Mall\  .  aiul  such  bridges  and  othei  ituprove- 
meiits  as  nia\  he  iieceshar\ . 

1  shall   immediatelv  coainiuiiicate   with    tlie    Assistant 
(Quarter  Master  at  Hant;(»r  ielati\c   to  \oiu"    eiuj)lo\  nient 
in  this  business,  and   the  compensation    \ou  ought  to  re- 
ceive tor  \(>ur  seivices." 

This  \  er\'  coniplimentar\  letter  of  insti'uctions  plainl\-  implies 
the  fact  that  Mr.  Cook  had  alreads'  been  sent  oxer  the  route  to  run 
the  lines  of  a  road  which  would  take  the  strai<i:!it  course  froin  tliat 
camj)  to  rhe  Folks.  It  nnist  lia\ebeen,  in  its  course,  identical 
w  ith  the  permanent  road  of  four  \ears  later,  tor  a  lar^^e  ])art  of  the 
way. 

Ha\in<^  instructed  Mr.  Cook  as  to  the  nature  of  his  work  the 
next  step  was  to  provide  his  food,  and  the  letter  to  the  contrac- 
tors follow  s  : 

"You  will  be  ''■(Kxl  enou''"h  to  dellxer  to  Mr.  Cook  such 
amount  of  vSubsistence  vStorcs  as  he  ma\  need  while  em- 
ploN  ed  VN  ith  Scr<^eant  Pike's  parts ,  and  take  his  receipt 
for  the  same,  specif\  injjf  each  article  as  well  as  the  num- 
ber of  pounds.  I  will  make  similar  arran*;ement  with 
respect  to  this  quantity  of  Subsistence  to  that  res])ectin«;- 
the  rations  delixered  to  Serj^eant  Pike  and  /^/s  j^artx  ." 

The  Orders  to  Seri^eant  Pike  follow,  and  the  main  directions, 
after  tellin<)^  him  to  j)resent  the  letter  to  the  c:)ntractors  and  receive 
his  supplies,  go  on  to  sa\'  : 

''One  Corporal  and  twehe  private's  are  placed  under 
the  Sergeant's  command,  \\  ith  whom  he  will  proceed,  after 
establishing  a  comfortable  and  convenient  camp  for  the 
use  of  his  partx,  to  open  a  road  from  the  Crotch  of  the 
Mattawamkeag,  on  a  line  run  bv  Mr.  Cook,  to  the  roatl 
recenth  made  by  the  Troops  from  Thompson's  Camp  to 
Houlton.  As  Mr.  Cook  will  accompanv  Sergt.  l*ike, 
the  Sergeant  will  receive  advice  from  him  as  to  the  mode 
of  opening  the  road  and  completing  it  for  immediate  use 
and  will  follow  such  ad\  ice  implicitlv- 

vShould  Mr.  Cook,  alter  due  insj^ection,  be  of  the  opinion 
that  the  road  can  be  straightened  with  benelit  to  the  Unit- 
ed States,  the  Sergeant  will  ]:)ut  the  necessarv  labor  upon 
the  new^  line  which  Mr.  Cook   mav  mark  out.      *     *      * 

P.  S. — The  Sergeant  will  report,  as  an  opportunity 


may  occur,  liis  pjoj^rcss  in  tins  service,  ;ni(l  apply  for  any 
assistance  lie  max   need." 

in  a  letter  to  1  iea(l(|uarters,  \i.  department,  New 'h'ork,  under 
date  (»r  januarv  I4tli,  1H2'.*,  Major  Clarke  writes  of  the  completion 
of  Sei<4"eant  I'iUe's  work,  and  also  of  the  woik  of  another  detach- 
ment which  had  been  put  to  the  task  of  c»ittin«^out  the  w  inti'r  road 


to  Mars  llill,  which,  at  llrst,  was  to  be  done  in  the  summer 


n< 


then  jjfoes  on  to  ^i\e   his  settlers  conclusions  about  buildin*;  these 
lonij  roads  throu<'"h  a  heavih  wooded  countr\   with  onK  soldier  la- 


)or 


''The  labor  of  makinjj^  roads  in  this  country,  owinii^ 
to  the  nature  of  the  soil  and  the  *ifr()wth  upon  it,  will  be 
founil  to  be  ver\  ^reat  if  it  is  intended  to  work  it  after  the 
manner  of  a  tmnpike.  I  therefore  \erv  much  doubt 
whether  the  troo[)s  can  possibU  ,  durin*;"  the  ensuint^-  sea- 
son, make  more  than  that  portion  of  it  leadin*^  tVom  this 
Point  to  the  Mattawamkea<4'.  .Vs  the  Post  is  inconijilete 
it  will  be  necessary  to  retain,  durin<if  that  season,  all  the 
mechanics  of  eyer)  description,  and  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  men  for  laborers,  and  also  a  sufficient  numbei'  fit 
for  duty  to  perform  the  tours  of  a  small  ^uard  for  security 
of  prisoners  in  conhnement. 

In  this  vie\y  of  the  probable  operationsat  this  l*ost  i  re- 
spectfidh'  su<;<i^est,  if  it])e  deemed  of  importance  to  hasten 
the  completion  of  the  Military  Road,  that  hired  laborers 
mi|Ljht  be  put  upon  that  part  of  it  leadin<j^  from  the  West 
bank  of  the  Mattawiunkeaijf  to  its  confluence  with  the  Pen- 
obscot,  and  thus,  ))robabl\-,  complete  in  one  season  the 
whole  line  of  road  froin  this  latter  point  to  Houlton,  leay- 
inotjie  residue  of  the  line  from  hence  to  Mais  Hill  for  op- 
eration in  future  years." 

The  elVect  of  this  letter  upon  the  minds  of  the  authorities  seems 
to  haye  been  to  brin<^  about  an  entire  chan<i^e  of  plan,  and  no  more 
work  was  done  by  soldier  labor  VV^est  of  the  I^arracks,  and,  after, 
about  a  year  and  a  half,  the  plans  were  matured  to  build,  under  con- 
tract, a  first-class,  turnpiked  way  from  the  North  of  the  Mattawam- 
keag  straiii^ht  throuG^h  to  the  l^arracks,  and  have  no  reference,  nec- 
essarily, to  any  of  this  hall'  complete  work  which  the  soldiers  had 
been  able  to  do. 

After  this  lapse  of  time,  a  full  sixty  years,  there  are  not  many  of 
our  townspeople  remainin<i^  who  were  personally  familiar  with  this 
work  of  buildin_<>^  that  lioad.  Air.  John  II.  Clou<jfh  was  born  in 
the  town  of  Phillips,  then  in  Somerset  Co.,  February  14th,  IHll. 


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111  the  winter  of  !■  "80  lie  wnkcd  in  tlic  woods  on  t'.ie  Molunkiis 
stream  tor  tlic  firm  of  Joiies  iS:  Dwinal  of  Stillwator.  He  was  ex- 
pert as  an  ox  teamster,  and  lor  three  weeks,  while  the  men  wi'tit 
fmther  up  to  make  the  camp,  ne  tarried  w  ith  the  oxen  at  the  stream 
where  now  the  bridge  of  the  Milltaiv  Road  crosses  it.  lie  saw 
then,  on  tiie  trees  about  liim,  the  three  lines  to  maik  out  tlie  Koad 
which  had  been  run  the  summer  before.  (Jne  line  foi  the  centre 
of  the  hijifliway  and  the  others,  three  rods  distant,  on  each  side. 
His  concern  made  their  winter's  work,  then  went  out.  and,  at 
driv  in<r  time,  came  back  to  tiieir  landin^^s  walkinj^  up  through  the 
winter  road  \\  hich  had  been  cut  out  since  he  took  care  of  his  oxin 
;it  the  bridge.  Col.  El)en  Webster  of  Orono  and  his  brother  Ivlijah 
had  taken  a  contract  to  cut  out  that  road,  and  had  done  so.  'The 
supplies  for  the  Post  had  been  hauled  throu'^h  that  new  channel 
durin*^  the  j^reater  part  of  the  season. 

In  the  course  (A'  the  next  summer,  l*aiker  P.  lUulei*rii  made  iiis 
first  trip  into  this  counts'.  He  walked  fro/n  six  miles  below  Mat- 
tavvand<ea*^  i*oint  throu«:jh  this  \\  intei  load  to  Linneus. 

Mr.  Clouu^h  did  not  return  to  this  section  of  the  State  until  the 
month  of  June,  IH;{2.  lie  had  been  down  to  the  Province  for  a 
time  anionjj^  friends  and  at  that  date  started  on  foot  for  Bant^or, 
over  the  Military  Road.  The  whole  Road  then  was  under  con- 
tract, but  work  was  most  active  on  the  lower  portion,  just  at  that 
time.  The  contractors  were,  Col.  Charles  Jarvis  of  Ellsworth  for 
the  lower  portion,  and  Col.  Thomas  of  Houlton  for  the  portion 
above  the  Forks.  The  crew  of  Col.  larvis  were  ])us\'  on  the 
Carib('Libo<i^  in  Glenwood,  and  places  nearby.  Just  as  Mr.  CIoul^Ii 
reached  them  their  larj^e  camp  cauj^ht  fire  and  he  helped  with  the 
rest,  to  put  out  the  flames.  In  three  weeks  time  he  returned  on 
horseback,  and  found  the  work  prog'ressin<>;,  but  faster  below  than 
at  this  end.  The  force  of  Col.  Thomas  did  not  work  above  Carv's 
Mills.  Joseph  Iloulton,  Jr.,  took  a  sub-contract  of  one  mile  from 
the  Post,  and  Jonah  Dunn  built  the  two  miles  betw  een  his  con- 
tract and  the  Mills. 

The  greater  part  of  the  work  was  finished  in  that  season  so 
that,  as  winter  came  on,,  it.  was  thou^^ht  to  be  a  fine  road.  On  the 
16thof  December  a  party  of  people  left  Freeman,  Somerset  County, 
and  drove  throu<jfh  in  four  days  to  Iloulton.  In  that  company  was 
Mrs.  Susan  Iliscock who  is  still  livin<2^  with  her  sons  on  their  farm. 
She  was  unmarried  then,  and  was  accompanied  by  her  brother 
Freeman  Gilkev.  The  onlv  hardship  experienced  bv  these  trav- 
ellers was  the  utter  lack  of  decent  hotel  accommodations  this  side 
of  Bangor. 

The  Road  as  first  turnpiked  did  not   prove  to  be  wide  enough  to 


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suit  tlu'   (ioveriimcnt.    ixud   tlic   whole    load   bod  \\;is   widciu'd   out 
lour  led,    prisuiuijhK  1»\  thv  contractors    on  their  sc\cral  porli<»ns. 


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the  l'i()\  ince  was  undeitaken  1)\  soldie!"  lalxn",  except  in  the  case  of 
teams  and  teamsters.  Mr.  James '!'a\  lor  came  into  note  heie  with 
a  six  ox  team,  and  duiinjj^  part  of  the  work  two  yoke  of  oxen  he- 
lonL,MnL;-  to  Mr.  Smith  were  added  for  plowing  ami  scrapin<i[. 

'I'he  \\  hole  load  hed  was  made  to  conform  to  the  recjuirements 
of  the  ( i(t\  tMumi-nt  lOiiL^iueers,  and  the  work  of  ic-paiiin*;-,  in  each 
sprin<(.  was  ilont  in  the  most  systematic  lUanuer.  For  some  time 
tliis  rej)airinL;'  wa*  in  the  hands  of  another  ICllsworth  man. 

^V.s  soon  a.s  the  wa\  was  passable  in  tlie  summer  season.  Col. 
Thomas  transferred  t!ie  mail  carr\in_i^  onto  it,  and  had  a  stai^e drawn 
1)\  two  hoises  at  liist.      Soon  after  he  put  on  four  horse  stages. 

.Since  this  Road  was  surrendered  by  the  I'nited  .States  to  the 
State  and  towns  it  has  steadils  deterioiated  in  condition.  None  of 
the  towns  had  ambition  to  keep  it  up  to  the  hi*;h  standard  and  in 
the  l*lan*:cti(»n  it  has  been  alloi^ether  neglected.  The  buildin<^  of 
the  railwaNs  took  oti"  the  traxcl.  and  it  is  now  for  the  most  part  a 
back  loute  l)ut  little  used. 


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SMITH  BROS., 


DEAI.RKK   IN- 


Stoves  -i-mi-  Ranges 

TINWARE,  &c. 

Plumbing  and  Pipe  Fitting  a  Specialty. 

First  Door  East  of  Snell  House, 


HOULTON, 


MAINE. 


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Sheet  Liead,  bead  Pipe,  Zinc, 

Pressed  and  Japanned  Ware, 

Agate  Ware,  Enameled  Kettles, 


-AGENTS   FOR   THE- 


ATLANTIC  WOOD   FURNACE. 

t^  Castings  furnished  at  short  notice  for  all  Stoves  made 
in  the  New  England  States.,,^ 

ail  JOBBIHe  DOHE  WITH  HEIITIIES5  BHD  DISPHTCH. 


Soft  Woolen  Rags  taken  in  exchange  for  Tinware. 


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JOHN   WATSON 

Has  Just  Opened  for  the  HOLIDAY  TRADE  a 
Larger  and  Finer  Line  of 


"F^cjgeps  2^  Bi  o.V  Fine  Plained  UJare, 

Than  Ever  Bekoke,  Consistino  ok 

I    ^sTabcr  Seb^,    Ice  PiK'lK>r>^,    T^n  Sehf^,    TahU'  Cantors,  Cake 
Ba^kcl"^,  Herrv  I)isl)c's,  Friiil'  Shii>c{;^,   P)ubl*er  (  oolers, 
Varcl  Receivers,   Hoiujucb  V^a^cs,    Napkii)  Jiii^ys, 
oc,  wl)icl)  u'ill  I)o  ;^ol({  ab  v^ry  low  ])ricc^. 


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Off*'  assoifiinnt  of  FISE  r.tlihK  VI  TLICRY,  in  Casi'H, 
is  large,  ('onnistinff  of 

HitKAKiAST,     Beef,    Game    and    Fish    Carvers,    in    I\'ory, 
CKi.i.ri.oin,  Peart.,  Walius  and  Sta(j  Handles. 

TABLE  KNIVES  and  FORKS.  MEDIUM  and  DESSERT  SIZES,  in  PEARL 

IVORY,  Celluloid  and  Plated  Handles. 


LAFqPS 


We  have  a  large  assortment. 


Gtiaqdeliers,  Piaiio,  Library,  Bapet,  BracKel  aqd  Table  Lamps, 

Which  we  are  bound  to  close  at  some  price,  regardless  of  cost. 
GPP.  SNELL  HOUSE, 

Market  Square,  -  -  Houlton,  Maine. 


(:. 


1-i 


J.  H.  SINCLAIR 


-Manufa(5turer  and  Dealer  in  ail  l<iiids  of- 


H^R\lESS^S,    CO\i\i^RS,   ETC. 

TWO   DOORS   NORTH   OF  CLARK'S   HOTEL, 


EVERYTHING  TO  BE  FOUND  IN  A 
ALWAYS  ON   HAND. 

Repairing  Neatly  and   Promptly  Executed 

All  khids  of  Carriao-c  7rlni))UHg  done  to  order. 


WHEN  YOa  ARE  IN  WANT  OF 


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^  INSURANCE  ^ 


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-CALL   ON- 


V^riVl.  O.  X>OJVIVI3>IvXv, 


Next  Door  West  or  First  |l8<!oi|al  EaiiK, 


HOULTON,  PIRINE. 


■-■'  ../ . 


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How  ncai"  has  a  Suit  of  Clothes  <>*()t  to  tit  bcloir  vou 

05111  uiaki'  it  <>;oy     I   say;  in  tliis  County,  you  have 

got  to  have  a  Perfect  FiTTiX(i  Suit  in  order 

to  make  the  Custom  l^iih>rinir  a  sueeess. 


Now  I  have  got  a  Cutter  that  every  Man  can 
Safely  reley  upon,  and  if  he  does  not  <2^ive  you  a 
Perfect  Fit,  in  every  way,  it  will  not  cost  you  a 
cent.  1  also  have  the  only  JERR  TAILOR  in  the 
County.  lie  has  served  several  years  in  the  Old 
Country,  making  Coats,  and 

When  He  Makes  a  Coal  il  is  Put  up  to  Stay ! 


-Now  THE  Man  who  Heads  this,  if  he  Wears- 


Would  do  well  to  call  and  prove  for  himself  that  what  I  say  is  true. 
\ 

I   ALWAYS  HAVE  ON  HAND 

FOt^EIGfl     PJSID     DOMESTIC     OlOOLiEflS 

In  different  jfrades.     Also  a  large  line  of  SA]VIPUES  to  seleL*l  fron). 

C.  F.  ROSS, 


Ooe'-a  House  Block, 


Houlton,  Maine. 


REMEMBER   I  WARRANT  A  FIT  EVERY  TIME. 
IS  THAT  ANY  OBECT  TO  THE   BUYER? 


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■-f».t.-Tjcju.^.t:_iu:.i-';,wa»f<fa«.,-i.vi-fc^>'«u;.< 


^d^umnt-eajjn^^ 


IN   THZ  GARRISON   YEARS. 


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ciiaptL":r  \. 

The  c'stahlishineFit  (A'  t!ic  Ciarrison  ami  the  construction  of  tlie 
MilitaiN  Road  are  worthy  of  the  sj)ace  l)est()\ve(l  upon  their  stor\ , 
tor  the  results  arising*  there  from  were  to  be  of  ji^reatest  moment  to 
the  town. 

The  })resence  of  the  Alilitar\  force  in  the  Hancock  Harracks  was 
an  innnediate  cause  of  streni^th,  but  rather  more  in  its  ell'ect  u):)(>n 
the  mindsoi'the  inhabitants  thanfrom  the  fact  of  the  strength  which 
a  Ibrtitied  Post  might  be  assumed  to  give  to  a  place.  The  Post  at 
lloulton  was  not  tortitied  in  an\  sense  of  the  term.  The  grounds 
were  enclosed  bv  a  st:)ckade  or  picket  fence,  but  noeaithworks 
wei'e  thrown  up  or  guns  for  defensive  purjjoses  put  in   position. 

After  the  C()mj)letion  of  the  Harracks  the  oilicers  brought  their 
i'amilies  here  and  as  the\  all  were  men  of  educition,  experience, 
and  tact,  their  intercourse  with  tlie  settlers  was  most  benelicial, 
and  nuitualh  agreeeble.  Alajor  Clarke  brought  his  wife  and  two 
children,  a  son,  Frank,  and  daughter,  Louisa.  Capt.  H.  A.  Bo\  n- 
Uni  of  Co.  I'^  \\  as  unmarried,  but  had  a  sister  who  li\'ed  with  him 
for  a  time.  Capt.  G.  Dearborn  of  Co.  K,  afterwards  promoted 
to  the  rank  ol'  Major,  did  not  come  to  the  Post  until  into  the  follow- 
ing winter  after  his  compan\  had  helped  m.'.ke  the  vSoldier  Ro.id - 
From  pri\ ate  letters  of  his  it  would  appear  that  he  came  with  part 
of  the  company,  or  with  as(|uad  ol"  recruits,  and  came  up  o\  er  Ser- 
geant Pike's  new  road  whicii  was  very  rough,  'i'he  thermometer  vas 
at  22^'  below  zero,  and  the  soldiers  suHered  verv  nuicli  on  the 
route.  Greenlief  Dearborn  was  born  in  ilallowell,  Me.,  and  en- 
tered the  arnn  July  '2{\,  \M'2,  he  was  married  in  the  City  of  Bos- 
ton, to  Miss  Pamela  A.  S.  Gilman,  daughter  of  Allen  (lilman, 
Esq.,  of  Bangor,  who  was  the  first  Mayor  of  that  citv.  Another 
daughter  of  Mr.  Allen  married  Joseph  Carr,  Jr.,  and  li\ed  soaie 
years  in   lloulton.     A  thirtl   daughter  was  the  mother  of  Mrs.  J. 


HiPffiPWxiiM^ap 


'  '' 


Deatlis  bad  already  occurred  in  the  ranks  of  tlie  seftlers,  for  Mr. 
Josluia  Piitiiaiii  had  died  before  the  advent  of  tlie  sc^ltlJers,  as  also 
Caroline,  the  fnst  born  child  of  James  and  Sarah  (Ilaskoll)  Ilonl- 
ton,  who  had  died  Sei)lenil)er  2Uh,  i>^2.'),  at  the  a<j^e  of  se\enteen. 
On  Sunday  afternoon  of  Au<j^ust  12th,  IS.'Vi,  Mr.  Josepii  lluulton 
satin  the  chair  by  the  window  of  his  house  and  saw  the  sohbers 
tile  down  by,  on  their  wa\-  to  tlie  afternoon  nieetinj^' ;  then  in  a  few 
monients,  without  an\  apparent  inter\al  of  sutVerinjjj,  drew  his  last 
breath.  lie  was  sevent\-six  years  oj'  a^e,  and  has  been  a  resident 
in  the  place  tvvent\-ti\e  \ears,  both  as  its  founder  and  leader.  Ills 
sudden  death  startled  the  conununit\  .  Ileiu'v  Smith  distinctly  re- 
nieniljers  that  Miss  Hoynton  ran  in  and  told  his  mother  of  the  fact. 
At  the  hour  of  the  funeral.  Major  Clarke  ])araded  the  troops  and 
i>a\e  the  dead  leader  of  the  town  a  Military  funeral,  tlie  soldiers 
firinj^  the  final  salute  as  thou<j^h  an  oHicer  had  been  carried  to  the 
tomb 

For  the  first  two  years  of  the  Garrison  the  troops  could  not  pa- 
rade and  drill  in  their  own  ji^rounds  as  the  vyork  of  makin<i^  the  pa- 
rade ground  was  so  difficult,  and  proceeded  so  slowlw  For  the 
purposes  of  drill  they  used  the  flat  piece  of  ground  at  the  corner  of 
the  White  Settlement  road,  near  the  graveyard,  where  now  the 
Gillin  building  stands. 

By  the  letter  book,  Major  Clarke  had  a  fnrhnigh  in  the  summer 
of  1829,  and  Capt.  Dearborn  first  appears  as  com/nander.  In  a 
letter  of  July  21)th,  of  that  summer,  he  writes  to  R.  Lowndes,  Escp, 
Assist.  Adj't.  General  E.  Mil.  Dept.  : 

"To  graduate  the  parade  ground  at  this  Post  a  ton  of 
Gunpowder,  with  what  has  already  been  used  for  this 
purpose,  will  probably  be  recpured.  A  Re(iuisition  on 
the  Qj  Master  for  this  powder  has  hccn  ]:)artially  complied 
with,  and  nuich  of  it  expended  :  but  he  has  just  informed 
me  that  his  account  for  this  expenditure  has  not  been  al- 
lowed at  the  Treasury  Department.  Of  course  he  can 
issue  no  more. 

As  this  powder  is  absolutely  necessary  to  prepare  the 
parade  (which  is  a  ledge  of  rocks)  in  any  reasonable  time, 
and  until  it  is  levelled,  we  have  no  grourd  w  here  we  can 
drill  a  battallion,  or  even  a  full  company.  I  beg  leave  to 
call  the  Conunanding  General's  attention  to  the  subject  and 
ask  him  to  make  a  representation  of  the  matter  to  the  pro- 
per authority  at  Washington,  that  we  may  receive  the  pow- 
der to  enable  us  to  prosecute  the  work  commenced." 

It  would  appear  that  this  most  unreasonable  interference  with  the 


the 


progress  of  preparing  the  parade  ground  was  speedily  done  away 
with,  and,  in  (hie  time,  the  work  was  Hnislied.  vSo  well  was  that 
work  done  tiiat  the  ground  has  defied  the  etlects  of  time  since,  and 
but  little  work  would  he  needed  to  restore  it  to  its  former  perfec- 
tion. It  was  noted,  during  all  the  vears  of  the  occupation,  as  he- 
ing  the  finest  parade  ground  in  the  service. 

Decemher  2d,  1H2<S,  the  commander  writes  to  his  Headcjuartcrs 
of  the  enticement  away  of  two  of  the  sokliers  and  forwards  aflida\  its 
to  prove  bv  whom  the  work  was  done.  In  the  closing  paragrajjh 
he  continues : 

"I  am  endeavoring  to  bring  to  light  the  testimony  which 
may  serve  to  convict  the  individual  who  had  the  insol- 
ence to  entice,  and  the  autlacity  to  ellect,  the  abduction  of 
the  two  men  above  mentioned.  Should  I  be  so  fortimate 
as  to  obtain  the  requisite  information  to  enable  me  to  go 
upon  sure  grounds,  I  shall  bring  him  to  justice,  through  • 
the  action  of  our  civil  authorities  whenever  he  shall  be  so 
bold  as  to  come   within  our  jurisdiction." 

The  result  of  his  endeavors  appears  in  the  letter  of  December 
5th: 

'''•To  Joshua  Putiiat)!^  Ksq.^  Iloulton  Plantation^  J/i?., 

Sir  : — I  deem  it  my  duty  to  make  known  to  you  that 
one,  Thomas  G.  CunliHe,  calling  himself  a  Captain  of 
Militia,  in  the  Province  of  New  J3runs\vick,  did  attempt 
on  the  "iTth  of  November,  1^<2<S,  at  Iloulton  Plantation,  to 
procure  the  desertion  of  Pri v.  John  Rompcjte,  a  soldier  in 
the  2d  Reg.  U.  S.  Inft'y,  bv  recommending  him  to  desert 
that  same  day,  and  promising  to  transport  him  immedi- 
ately to  Wc>odstock  in  that  Province,  and  that,  at  the  same 
time  and  place,  did  endeavor  to  entice  Priv.  Norman  Rob- 
inson, a  soldier  in  the  same  Regiment,  to  desert  bv  say- 
ing that  if  the  said  Robinson  was  taken  short  and  disliked 
the  service,  to  come  to  him  and  he  would  assist  him. 
With  the  reference  to  this  statement  and  the  enclosed 
copy  of  affidavits,  I  make  formal  complaint  to  you  as  a 
Magistrate,  and  request  that  you  proceed  against  the  said 
Cunliffe  according  to  law." 

The  result  of  this  appeal  to  the  civil  arm  of  the  law  is  alluded 
to   in   another  lengthy   letter  of  date  of  March    '.>th,  1825),    to  the 
Headquarters,  in  which  the  Major  states  : 

''In  referring   to  the   letter  of  the  i!d  December,  last,  I 


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have  the  satisfaction  lo  state  thattlie  civil  authorities  here 
at  mv  solicitation,  issued  a  warrant  for  the  apprehension 
of  the  individual  alluded  to  in  tiiat  letter,  w  ho,  taUinj^; 
counsel  of  his  ^uilt,  has  not  dared  to  repeat  his  visit  to 
lioulton." 

The  Ma<;isti"ate  l*utnain  was  the  oldest  son  of  l*roprietor  John 
Putnam,  and  made  his  first  visit  to  the  Grant  with  Edmund  Cone 
and  lulwin  Townsend  m  I'Si.').  lie  did  nc.t  t.irrv  \o\v>:  then  in 
the  settlement,  hut  returned  to  \c\v  Salem,  and  in  about  ei*;"ht 
years  thereaiter  married  Miss  Lucia  Clark,  a  niece  of  Mrs.  Aaron 
Putnam.  With  a  wife  and  three  cliildren  he  returned  to  lioulton, 
bv  wa\  of  St.  John  river,  at  about  the  time  of  the  cominir  of  the 
soldiers.  lie  settled  upon  the  South  half  of  Lot  ."UI,  where  now 
A.  K.  iilradford  li\  es.  A  year  or  tw(j  later,  the  father  l:>ein<^  dead, 
the  second  son,  John  Varnum,  came  to  lL)idt()n,  and  brought  his 
mother  and  sister  Eunice.  The  two  brothers  alvvavs  remained  in 
this  section  after  that  date,  althoiiij^h  at  the  time  of  the  death  of 
their  mother  they  were  livin<jj  in  the  Plantation  of  No.  11.  R.  1. 
Three  of  Joshua  Putnam's  b()\s  mairied  dauii^hters  of  I'dmuiid 
Cone.  His  wit'e  died  in  Mav,  l-STO.  and  he  died  in  hme.  1<S7."). 
His  sister  Eunice  married  James  Ballard  of  Amherst,  Mass.,  and 
they  lived  a  few  years  in  No.  II),  where  she  died.  John  \'arnum 
was  not  married  till  after  quite  a  numlier  of  vears  residence  in 
Houlton.  His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Tenkins,  who  was  born  in  the 
town  of  York,  York  Co.,  and  she  had  two  boys.  Black  Hawk  and 
Oscola.  The  latter  died  at  two  \ears  of  ajj^e,  the  older  bov  has 
become  our  res])ecte(l  townsman  and  ex-sheritf,  as  his  father  be- 
ibre  him.  The  mother  dietl  not  lon<i:  after  the  \ ounuer  box ,  and 
Capt.  Varnum  in  May,  1871). 

One  of  the  most  profitable  opportunities  connected  with  the 
Garrison  supplies  was  that  of  the  beef  contract  for  the  vear.  J.  V. 
Putnam  had  this  contract  for  some  years,  and  would  make  periodi- 
cal trips  to  the  Western  part  of  the  State  to  buy  up  a  sufKcient 
number  of  cattle  to  answer  his  purpose,  and  drive  them  throui^h 
the  woods  to  Hoidton.  The  necessity  to  ilo  this  lasted  for  nearlv 
ten  vears  alter  the  arrival  of  the  troops,  and  onlv  disappearetl  with 
the  fuller  settlement  ol  the  Comity  and  the  raising  of  beef  near  by. 

The  contract  for  wood  was  another  profitable  openinj^^  for  the 
Inhabitants  of  the  Plantation.  A  great  deal  of  wood  was  used  in 
the  year,  and  as  the  i)ay  was  in  the  shining  gold  it  was  worth  striv- 
ing after.  The  greater  part  of  the  smooth  hardwood  was  cut  oli' 
the  Houlton  farms  and  hauled  to  the  Garrison.  Before  the  second 
winter  of  the  occupation,   taught  sufficiently   hy   one    winters  ex- 


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pcricncf.    tin-  Commaiuk-r  wrote  Uy  Headquarter^    tor  an  a(le([iiate 
sii[)j)h  nl"  ("iiel  to  meet  their  wants: 

'•'I'lie  allowance  of  wood  in  this  climate,  the  dejj^iei'  of 
latitude  hein^"  1('»  tley;.  l.'l  min.  is  not  ecjual  to  the  (juantitv 
necessar\  to  a  due  comfort  dminij^  the  se\  erit\'  ol"  the  win- 
ter. I  deem  it  a  (lnt\  therefore  to  recommend  an  in- 
crease of  allowance  in  l'a\ or  of  this  l*ost  of  one  half  at 
least  (luiin«i^  the  months  of  December,  |aiuiar\,  Februarx' 
and  March.  When  the  fact  that  the  l*ost,  with  a  siui^le 
exception,  is  the  most  Xorthern  of  all  the  Military  I*osts 
in  tlie  I'nited  Slates,  and  that  it  is  not  situated  like  the  ex- 
cepted one  and  others  ne;'(rlv  as  hij^h  in  latitude,  in  tiie 
midsl  of'  a  public  domain  to  which  resort  mi*^ht  be  had 
for  an  adecjuate  supj)l\  of  fuel,  is  taken  into  consideration 
it  will  not.  I  believe,  be  deemed  a  presumption  on  mv  part 
to  recommend  the  increase  in  fa\or  of  this  Post. 

'V\\c  fuel  here  is  l\nnished  on  a  contract :  the  Com- 
manilers  of  Companies,  therefore,  in  order  to  keep  u])  a 
i\\\c  decree  ol  comfort  for  the  men  during  the  winter 
months,  which  in  this  climate  ma\  be  said  to  include 
No\embcr,  have  no  other  resource,  in  the  absence  of  a 
wo(m1  lot  belon<^in}^  to  the  (rovernment  than  to  ])urchase 
on  behalf  of  the  men,  or  consume  during  the  winter  the 
alloxsance  for  the  summer  months." 

Tn  the  depth  of  the  winter  oflM.'W;  orders  were  received  from 
lleaiUjuarters  of  the  Arnn  to  detach  Comj:)anies  F  and  R,  imder 
the  command  of  Major  Dearborn,  from  the  Post,  and  that  they 
should  i^roceed  forthwith  to  Boston.  Under  date  of  February  <'>th, 
1  «:>(!,  Major  Clarke  directs  Lieut.  J.  M.  Hill  the  Act.  Assistant 
Qiiartermaster  of  the  Barracks  to  prepaie  the  transportation  f(jr  the 
battalion,  in  these  terms  : 

"■B\"  reference  to  the  (ien'l  Order,  NO.  I),  \ou  will  per- 
_  cei\  e  that  \ou  are  re(|uired  to  furnish  the  necessary  trans- 
portation to  F  and  K  Companies  under  the  command 
of  Major  Dearborn,  to  enable  them  to  prosecute  the  march 
to  Boston  Harbor.  In  this  case  I  consider  an  amount  of 
transportation  ecjual  to  the  transportation  of  the  whole 
command,  includinij^  the  authorized  number  of  women, 
is  necessary  in  consideration  of  the  season  at  which  it  is 
required  to  move  it.  It  is  now  mid  winter,  the  snow  is 
deep,  the  roads  are  unbeaten  and  will  continue  to  grow 
worse  by  every  new  fall  of  snow.  The  degree  of  cold  is 
great,   the  thermometer  having  been  for    several  days  a 


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number  of  dejjrees  hclovv  zero.  A  marcli  of  Maj.  Dear- 
honi's  (Ictachinent,  with  barely  an  allowance  oi'transpor- 
tation  sutHcient  totransjxjrt  its  provisions  and  stores,  would 
not  only  be  a  tedious  one,  but  by  the  hardships  and  ex- 
posures to  which  it  would  subject  the  whole  i)ody,  its 
health  and  etHciencv  would  be  <:ijreatly  iinpairetl.  In  tiiis 
view  I  ejitertain  (jf  the  matter  nou  will  peicei\elhat  I  am 
of  the  opinion  that  a  suliicient  number  of  sleds  to  trans- 
port every  meuiber  of  the  detachment  is  j^roper  and  nec- 
essary." 

Such  an  undertakin^j^  in  the  dullness  of  the  winter  season  was  a 
helj^  a<^ain  to  the  settlers,  for  it  was  by  their  teams  and  sleds  that 
the  movement  could  be  made.  Just  who  of  the  townspeoj)le  took 
liold  of  this  work  the  record  does  not  show  but  Maj.  Clarke  an- 
nounced to  Headquarters,  three  da\  s  later,  that  the  arran<j;ements 
ft)r  the  maich  havin<4"been  completed,  the  detachment  was  to  have 
moved  that  day  but  was  detained  bv  a  severe  snow  storm,  and 
would  doul)tless  move  away  the  day  after.  This  removal  termin- 
ated Maj.  Dearborn's  connection   with  lloidton. 

Lieut.  Patten  of  Co.  F  was  also  detached  from  service  at  the 
Post,  at  the  same  time,  and  removed  with  his  familv  to  JJartford, 
Conn.  In  the  winter  of  IH.'JT  he  had  occasion  to  return  to  the 
Post,  for  a  time,  and  then  went  away  a<^ain,  early  in  February. 

Lieut.  Patten  was  a  native  of  Rhode  Island  and  a  Graduate  of 
Brown  University,  lie  had  a  fine  literary  taste,  and  unusual  skill 
in  versification.  His  comrades  always  declared  that  if  he  had 
devoted  himself  to  literary  persuits  lie  would  have  taken  high 
ranks  among'  our  scholars.  His  natural  aptness  for  song  and 
poem  found  expression  in  all  the  fields  of  his  professional  career. 
A  collection  of  these  pieces  was  made  in  18(57,  and  published  by 
Ilurd  ^  Houghton  of  New  York.  The  volume  is  entitled 
"Voices  of  the  Border."  Among  them  are  some  most  familiar 
pieces,  which  are  usually  published  as  anonymus. 

The  "  Seminole's  Reply  "  has  been  on  the  tongue  of  every  school 
boy  for  nearly  a  generation.  To  Col.  Patten  belongs  the  author- 
ship of  that  beautifully  pathetic  song,  "The  Return." 

"Joys  that  were  tasted 
May  sometimes  return  ; 
But  the  torch  when  once  wasted, 
Ah  !  how  may  it  burn  I" 

The  Merry  Sleigh  is  another  of  the  nameless  songs  which  has 
kept  its  hold  r.pon  the  hearts  of  the  yoimger  readers  : 


ite^i^^le/. 


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**Jinj:cle!  Jiuj^le  !   clear  the  way, 
'Tis  the  inenv,  inerrv  sleiirh  I  " 

Perliaps  no  l)etter  siiiijle  ilhistration  of  his  j^ouer  as  a  composer 
can  better  he  <;iven  than  ''  The  SoUher's  Dir»]fe." 

**()h  !   toll  no  hell 

When  I  am  ifune 
Let  not  a  huj^^le  swell 
The  mourn fnl  tale  to  tell  ; 

Hut  let  the  (hum  ' 

With  hollow  roll 

Tell  when  the  aiiijels  come 
To  take  mv  soul  : 

And  let  the  hanner  horne  before  me, 
Wave  in  azure  <j^Iorv  o'er  me, 
When  I  am  none. 


Oh  I   .slied  no  tear 


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Sobs  at  a  soldier's  Dier  , 

But  let  the  peal 
Solemn  and  slow, 

From  minute  jj^un  reveal. 
That  I  am  low  : 

And  with  no  costly  pf)mp  deride  me, 
But  lean  on  arms  reversed  beside  me, 
When  1  am  <]fone." 

He  went  from  IToulton  to  the  vSeminole  war  in  Florida,  after- 
wards served  throu<i^h  the  Campai<i^n  in  Mexico,  and  also  in  the 
late  War.  He  rosethrou<yh  successive  <i;rades  until  he  reached  the 
rank  of  Lieutenant  Cc.lonel  of  his  Reji^iment,  and  wais  at  last  placed 
on  the  retired  list  of  the  armv.  When  this  had  taken  place  he 
chose  to  come  back  to  the  earlv  home  of  his  wife  and  of  his  first 
experience  as  an  Officer. 

He  bou<rht  the  farm  which  had  alwavs  been  the  home  of  the 
Smith  familv,  and  liad  all  preparations  made  to  erect  a  fine  man- 
sion when  he  suddenlvdied  in  April,  18<S:{.  He  was  buried  in  our 
Cemeterv  and  in  chree  and  a  half  years,  or  in  October  18«(;,  the 
mortal  remains  of  his  wife  were  placed  by  his  side.  On  Memorial 
Dav  the  flag  floats  above  his  honored  grave. 

In  the  year  1H:U>  the  attention  of  the  people  of  the  town  was 
turned  to  the  matter  of  building  a  Meeting  H<Hise,  and  in  the  course 
of  hree  vears   two  Houses   were   built,     The  division    which   had 


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taken  place  in  tlie  COnj^re^ational  1)<»iIn  in  New  lCn<;laiul  made  it- 
selt  lelt  in  Ilonllon  at  this  time.  The  first  movement  was  made 
towards  huildinj^-  the  I  nitarian  Meetinj^"  Ilonse.  To  aid  in  this 
pui"))()se  .Aaron  I'ntnam  donated  the  land,  and  his  sons,  to^ethei  w  ilii 
the  l*eaice  famih  and  a  i)ortion  of  the  I  ionUon  connection,  con- 
tributed the  necessary  timds. 

This  Ilonse  was  hnilt  in  IH.'IT  and  is  still  standinj^  in  a  ruined 
condition  on  Noith  St,  It  wasmuch  damaj^edhv  lire  in  January 
\HHS  and  the  Society  ilecided  to  abandon  it  and  build  anew  on  the 
other  side  of  the  stream.  The  buildin*^-  was  iead\  tor  dedication 
in  ^larch  IS.'JM,  and  Ke\  .  Alpheus  Ilardin^iol'  New  Salem,  who 
was  a  boy  at  school  in  the  Acadenu'  there  before  Aaron  Putnam 
mo\ed  awa\  and  had  boaided  at  his  house,  came  to  \  isit  his  old 
friends  and  \\  hile  here  aided  in  the  Dedication  Ser\  ices. 

The  movemcjit  which  culminated  in  the  buildin*;  of  this  iirst 
Meetin<j^  House  seems  to  have  been  a  withdrawal  out  of  the  fold  ol' 
the  old  church  which  was  orj^anized  in  the  Plantation,  twenty-five 
\ears  before,  and  shorth  after  that  took  place,  steps  were  taken  to 
build  a  House  for  the  Con^re<j^ational  Church. 

Rev.  Chas.  C.  Beaman  from  Ipsw  ich,  Mass.,  came  to  labor  with 
that  Church  on  Dec.  17th,  1H;?7.  He  had  no  famih  at  that  time, 
and  brou<^ht  his  mother  with  him.  The  Kendall  I'amih  was  the 
foremost  in  this  l)od\ ,  and  with  them  were  associated  some  of  the 
Iloultons  and  newer  families.  Besides  this  companv  the  ofticers 
of  the  Garrison  were  reads  to  aid  them  in  their  undertakinijs. 
Accordin<ijlv,  on  March  27th,  l.s.'5-S,  a  meetin<^  was  called  to  devise 
measin'es  to  luiild  a  House  of  Worship.  Success  crowned  their 
etibrts,  snfKcient  funds  were  promised  to  warrant  a  forward  step 
and,  on  Tulv  20th  ol"  that  season,  the  fra»ne  was  raised.  The 
building  was  near  tlie  Eastern  line  of  Lot  .'}.'{,  which  was  in  the 
possession  of  the  Kendalls.  The  spot  was  a  si<i^htl\'  one,  on  the 
hi^i^h  point  of  ledge  where  the  Main  street  unites  with  the  Militarv 
Road.  The  dedication  services  for  the  House  was  held  June  l!(th, 
IH.'iJ).  Mr.  Beaman  remained  in  Houlton  until  October,  1H4<), 
when  he  returned  to  Massachusetts.  He  was  a  man  who  was  suc- 
cessful in  the  best  sense  of  the  term,  and  enjo\ed  the  distinction 
of  beinjjj  appointed  Chaplain  to  the  Garrison.  The  correspondence 
in  the  case  is  most  creditable  to  all  the  parties.  The  first  letter  is 
dated  October  20th,  1H3«  : 

'^To  the  Rev.  Ciias.  C.  Beaman, 

Sir: — The  followinjj^  resolve  of  the  Council  of  Admin- 
istration, convened  at  this  Post,  this  day  by  my  order,  has 
been  adopted  by  the  Council  and  approved  by  me,  viz.  : 


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from  usual  prices.     We  recommend  Gold  American  Stem 

Winders.    Also  Genuine   Diamond   Jewelry  at 

GREAT     BARGAINS! 

OPEN   EVENINGS  UNTIL  CHRISTMAS. 


JAMES    K.    OSGOOD, 

Dealet^  in  WATCHES,  CliOC^S  6t  JEWElil^V. 

It  would  be  very  hard  to  find  a  jewelry  store  in  Maine  in  which 
more  j^renuine  advantat);es  are  offered  to  the  purchaser  than  in  the 
case  is  tliat  carried  on  bv  J.  K.  Osgood,  51)  Main  street.  Iloulton, 
Maine.  His  stock  in  every  department  is  a  good  one,  chosen  with 
great  care,  and  his  prices  are  very  low  indeed.  Here  ma\  1/e 
found  watches,  clocks,  jewelry,  eyeglasses,  spectacles  and  other  ar- 
ticles generallv  to  be  found  in  a  tirst-class  establishment  of  this 
description.  Although  he  carries  a  large  and  varied  assortment  of 
all  goods,  Mr.  Osgood  makes  a  decided  specialty  of  watches  of 
all  kinds  and  grades  in  which  he  oH'ers  every  inducement,  either 
for  cash  or  on  the  instalment  plan  ;  also  in  clocks  you  can  Wud  here 
any  style  and  at  any  price,  in  fact  such  a  stock  is  carried,  compris- 
ing all  the  latest  no^  cities  as  well  as  a  full  as'^ortment  of  staple  arti- 
cles, that  it  is  easy  for  the  most  fastidious  purcluiser  to  find  some- 
thing just  suited  to  his  or  her  tastes.  IVIr.  Osgood  ofibrs  every  in- 
ducement to  those  whose  eyes  trouble  them,  he  has  one  of  the  finest 
set  of  lenses  in  the  city,  and  eyes  are  tested  free.  Appointments 
can  be  made  and  he  will  call  at  your  residence  if  desired,  without 
extra  charge.  If  convenient  the  earh'  part  c)f  the  day  is  more  de- 
sirable as  the  light  is  stronger  then.  Spectacles  and  eyeglasses  are 
made  to  order.  In  the  repairing  of  watches,  jewelry  and  clocks, 
particularlv  French  clocks,  every  pains  and  attention  is  given  and 
all  work  warranted.  By  sending  him  a  postal  he  will  call  for,  re- 
nair  and  return  it,  in  first-class  order.  Mr.  Osgood  keeps  assist- 
ults  in  his  establishment  to  attend  to  the  large  trade  he  has  built 
up  among  a  large  portion  of  the  finest  families  in  the  countv.  He 
is  a  native  of  Maine,  young,  enterprising  and  full  of  Yankee  vim 
and  pluck,  and  is  destined  to  extend  the  operations  of  his  business 
to  a  still  more  eminent  degree.  He  will  also  be  found  a  most  lii)- 
eral  man  to  trade  with,  and  those  of  our  readers  desiring  anything 
in  this  line  will  be  pecuniarily  benefitted  by  patronizing  him. 

Remember  the  Placs — 59  Main  Street,  Houlton,  Maine. 


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WHICH  is  Dosurpasseii  in  tH!s  Town  for 

QTJAl.rrV,  -m  OlJANTl^rv  #  or  #  J-RICK. 

NW  are  ^lad  t<,  udconie  visitors  a.ul  pleased  to  shew  (,t,r  <.,hh1s, 
.      1  feel  conhdent  with  our  lono-  experience  and  increasin<,  ],t;ines 
we  can  satisfy  all  who  tavor  ns  with  their  natronaoc 

Thiinkiny  <,iir  customers  f„r  tlieir  palroiKi.^i-  In  iIr-  ,a^t     m„I   I,v 

SLIPP  &  SINCOCK, 


,•  ! 


Main  Street. 


Houlton,  Maine. 


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THE  HOl'LTO  REPAIR  101 

Isahvays  j)ifj):ireil  todoiill  kiiulsof  RKPAIH    WOKK, 

iis  follows  : 

,.  SEWING  MACHINES  ) 

I  GUNS  Md  REVOLVERS  [^'^^"^'^^"d  Repaired. 

5  Saws  (uinnuod  Mild  FiU.,1;    S.iss..is.   Knives,  and  all 
|!       Edo-od  Tools  (ironiid  and  Slinr|H.iiod  with  , -arc; 
jl  -•■'•"•k**  oC all  kinds  ri|)aiivd,  and  Kcvs  fitted;    ' 

I  'JVunks    ivpaiml;     I'mldvllas    mended. 

'    "^  mI:;:"'V."'  ■'"■"■V-'-   ''■'^■'""'■'  '^'"'^"^    ''■'■'-   --I'  -  T-nin,. 
H..ISS.  Copper.  Inm.  ete.,  „i  siikiII  dimensions.  :m,l  in  VVoo.i 

such  ;is  II;m<lles.  Rolling  I'ins,  etc. 
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THE   AROOSTOOK   WAR, 


CHAPTER   XI. 


The  lI(nilton  view  of  the  Aroostook  War  will  be  found  to  vnrv 
somewhat  in  detail  and  idea  from  that  whicli  has  quite  <jjeneially 
been  entertained,  for  this  view  is  seen  through  the  medium,  very 
largely,  of  the  trained  soldier's  vision  of  the  able  men  at  the  (Har- 
rison, and  the  contact  of  our  citizens  with  the  militia  forces  did  not 
inspire  them  with  over  much  respect  for  their  powers  as  against 
the  regulars  of  the  Hritish  Armv. 

On  the  .'kl  of  August  l)S.'{>i,  Aiajor  Clarke  forwarded  his  last  re- 
turn of  the  Detachment  of  the  2d  Infantrv  at  this  Post  ;  for  the 
purpose  had  been  formed  to  remove  the  Infantry  and  replace  them 
with  the  1st  Artillerv  Regiment  which  had  lonsf  been  on  dutv  in 
Florida.  On  the  12th  of  August  he  was  relieved  of  tiie  command 
and  allowed  a  furlough. 

The  connnand  of  Hancock  Barracks  devolved  on  Capt.  I.  I. 
Kingsbury,  who  made  his  last  return  October  4th,  1<S;}8. 

Under  date  of  October  14th  is  recorded  the  arrival  of  the  new 
force  in  the  report  of  the  fact  to  Brig.  Gen.  R.  Jones,  Adjt.  (Jen. 
Washington  City. 

"  (jEnkkal  : 

1  have  the  honor  to  report  that  Companies  C,  E  and  F 
of  the  1st  Rejjt.  Art'y  arrived  at  this  Post,  on  the  11th 
inst.,  from  Plattsburg,  New  York,  and  relieved  two  Com- 
panies of  the  2d  Regt.  of  Infantry. 

By  the  orders  of  Brig.  Gen.  Eustis  I  was  assigned  to 
the  command  of  this  Detachment. 

I  am  with  much  respec^l, 

Your  most  obedient  servant, 

R.  M.  KiRBV, 
Brevt  Major,  1st  Art'y,  Comd'g. 


J  ■ 


Major  Rc\  nold  M.  Kirhy,  like  his  predecessor  was  liorn  in  Con- 
netl-ticut,  Init  appointed  from  Massachusetts.  He,  too,  joined  tlie 
armv  in  1MI2,  as  8d  Lieut,  .'id  Art'\  ,  and,  passin<^  tlnor.^h  the  var- 
ious grades,  readied  that  of  Brevet  Major  in  Ist  Artillerv,  Sep- 
tember, 1H21.  Oiu"  people  retneinber  him  as  an  older  man  than 
Maj.  Clarke,  p<)ssii)l\-  ten  \ears  or  more.  Hi;  letters  will  appear 
in  the  stor\  of  the  war  without  comment,  and,  at  the  conclusion, 
a  few  infeiences  will  be  drawn. 

October  21>th  he  wrote  to  the  Ordnance  Department,  in  answer 
to  inquiries  from  there,  drawn  out  bv  a  letter  of  Maj.  Clarke,  in 
which  he  liad  asked  for  more  si.(pi)lies  : 

'•'On  taking  cf)mman<l  of  this  Post  and  District,  the  of- 
ficer whom  I  relieved  turned  over  a  letter  from  the  Ord- 
nance Otlice,  dated  the  f)th  of  July,  requesting  to  be  in- 
formecl  what  Ordnance  supplies  might  pi'obabh'  be  re- 
qu.ired  within  the  limits  ol'  this  command  during  the  en- 
suing winter.  In  replv  I  have  the  honor  to  state  that 
there  exists,  at  this  time,  no  ground  to  suppose  that  there 
will  be  an\  attempt  on  this  frontier  to  disturb  the  public 
tranc)uilit\'." 

The  next  letter  from  which  an  extract  is  pertinent  is  of  date, 
February  1st,  IH.'V.),  to  Lt.  J.  H.  Prentiss.  A.  A.  G.,  N.  Dept.  : 

''I  ha\"e  the  honor  to  acknoNN  ledge  your  letter  of  the 
IDtli  ult.,  leturr.ing  m\  lequisitions  for  Ordnance  stores 
lor  the  current  year,  for  '  further  explanations.'  *  *  * 
In  conclusion  1  think  it  proper  that  at  least  ten  l>arrels  of 
cannon  powder  should  be  constantlv  in  magazine,  subject 
to  such  exigency  as  may  occur,  on  this  P^rontier,  at  this 
isolated  station." 

And  but  few  davs  after  this  letter,  the  exigencies  on  the  Fron- 
tier claimed  Major  Kirln's  closest  attention,  and  his  letters  are  of 
the  deepest  interest.  February  6th  he  hastily  pens  the  following 
to  Adg't  Gen.  Jones: 

'"  f  have  just  received  information  upon  which  it  is  be- 
lieved that  full  dej:)endence  may  be  placed,  that  three 
bodies  of  militia  have  been  organized  since  the  2ndinst., 
one  at  I^angor,  one  at  Oldtovvn,  14  miles  this  sifle  of 
Bangor,  and  one  at  Lincoln,  8')  miles  this  side  of  Ban- 
gor, all  under  the  authority  of  the  Government  of  the 
State  of  Maine  and  their  ilestination  is  the  Ri\  er  Aroos- 
took, within  the  limits  of  the  disputed  territory  ;  and 
there  to  make  prisoners  of  all  British    Subjects  who  may 


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1  ^' 


he  foiMul  einpl()\c(l  in  cuttiiij^  jmd  canviiiij  :i\\;i\  timl)cr 
l«)  ihc  adjoining  I'los  iiici-  of  W'W  Brunswick  *  *  * 
The  force  asseinhk-d,  I  iiiidei  stniui,  amounts  to  '2, (MM) 
men.  llii'  lirst  dixision  was  to  mo\  e  on  \esterda\  nioin- 
in<j^  tVom  Lincoln  \  ia  vSel)ois,  and  will  he  upon  the  iij)- 
jjer  waters  of  the  Aroostook  this  eveniuL;.  llie  other 
di\  isions  w  eie  also  to  toilow  ,  coinmencin<;'  the  ronte  al 
the  '.ame  time.  h'rom  the  state  ol  teelin*'"  exist ini"  in 
the  l*rovince  of  \ew  Hrnnsw  ick  ujjon  the  l)!)undar\  (pies- 
tion  there  can  he  no  douht  that  this  demonstiation  on  'he 
part  ol'  Maine  \sill  he  viewed  as  an  oxert  act  ol  l;ostilit\, 
and  I  am  apprehensi\c'  will  lead  to  letaliators  measures 
of  a  like  nature  *  *  *  'Inhere  are  at  this  moment  no 
reiL^ular  troops  in  the  Pro\  ince  of  Xew  i^iimsw  ick.  and  if 
force  should  1)C  employed  in  any  retaliator\  measures  it 
w  ill  he  comj)osed  of  the  militia,  who  from  their  excited 
feelinjj^s,  w  ill  he  liable  to  comiuit  excesses  not  contem- 
plated hv  the  British  Authorities." 

l']i<;ht  da\  s  thereaftei  aj)})ears  this  communication  : 

''  To  /lis  lixcellcncw  Jo/i)i    Pairjicld,    (lov.  of  Maine, 

Siii  : —  An  l^xpress  is  about  to  he  sent  h\  the  inhahiumts 
of  this  ])lace,  and  I  avail  myself  of  it  to  inform  vour  exc\ 
of  the  fact  thai  the  Land  Aj^ent  of  Maine,  Mi\  Mclnt\re. 
(iustavus  (i.  Cushman,  and  Thomas  Bartletl,  Lscjuires, 
]\Ia<ristrates  of  Penobscot  Counts,  were  on  vesterdav, 
made  prisoners  In  a  part\  of  armed  men  within  the 
cltiimed  limits  of  the  .State  of  Maine,  under  the  Treaty 
of  ITH.'L 

I  liave  further  to  slate  for  \()ur  information  that  the  ai^- 
ofressions  in  tin's  act  of  violation  of  the  .S()\  eri<»ntv  of  the 
United  States,  and  of  the  State  of  Maine,  weie  perpe- 
trated upon  the  prcntlemen  al>ove  named  hv  a  partv  ol 
armed  men,  actin<y  as  I  have  reason  to  believe,  w  ithout 
authoritv,  civil  or  military,  from  the  Province  of  New 
Brunswick,  and  1  am  inclined  to  think  a<>ainstthe  wishes 


of  either 


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twelve  miles  from  this    i*ost,    within    the    limits    of    tin 


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der  an  armed  <3fuard,  and  witnessed  their  \^r- 
nominlous  removal  to  Fredericton,  the  seat  of  the  Gov- 
ernment of   the   Province.      Mv    object    in    makin<^    ibis 


communication  is 


that 


vou 


niav  be  earh  apprised  of  these 


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events,  and  espcciallv  tliat  your  Excellency  may  believe, 
upon  such  assurance  as  is  in  my  power  to  give,  that  the 
acts  of  outrajjje  upon  the  persons  named,  as  well  as  those 
committed  upon  tlie  persons  of  Ebene/.er  Webster  and 
John  H.  Pilsbury,  Esquires,  citizens  of  jVlaine,  made  pris- 
oners by  the  same  armed  party,  are,  in  m\  opinion,  to- 
tally without  any  lejjal  authoritv  from  the  Provincial  (Jov- 
einment. 

Whatever  may  be  the  result  of  the  operations  of  the 
paity  sent  to  the  disputed  territory  under  the  au- 
thority of  the  State  of  Maine,  1  take  the  liberty 
to  represent  to  yinxx  Excellency,  with  all  deference  to 
you,  and  a  full  sense  of  my  own  humble  position  in  re- 
gard to  the  itiiportant  question  of  Sovereignty,  that  any 
hast\  measure  of  retaliation  foi  the  outraji^e  committed 
would  compromise  tiie  interests  of  the  State,  and  com- 
plicate those  matters  which  are  now  subjei!!ts  of  negotia- 
tion between  the  two  (ieneral  Governments. 

riie  haste  in  which  I  make  this  commimication  is  my 
apology  for  these  crude  suggestions,  ohered  onh  with  a 
view  to  prevent  premature  hostilities." 

Next  is  a  communication  to  tlie  Adj't  Gen.,  Washington,    Feb- 
ruary loth  : 

^'•On  the  ()th  inst.  I  had  the  honor  to  report  to  you 
that  an  armetl  force  <ji'  two  hundred  men  under  the  au- 
thority of  the  State  of  Maine  had  proceeded  to  the  dis- 
puted territory,  on  the  Northern  boundary  of  tliis  State. 
*  *  *  This  party  was  not,  as  at  first  supposed,  an 
organized  body  of  militia,  but  was  led  by  the  Land  Agent 
of  the  State  and  the  SherilV  of  Penobscot  County,  and 
was  directed  to  proceed  by  civil  process  against  the  in- 
truders. On  the  approach  of  the  party  the  intruders  re- 
tired to  the  Province  y^i  New  Brunswick,  where  they 
armed  themselves  by  plundering  some  hundred  stand  of 
arms  iVom  the  Government  arsenal  at  Woodstock,  and 
then  returned  to  the  disputed  territory  on  the  Aroostook, 
where  on  the  l.'kh  inst.,  they  seized  and  made  prison- 
gj.j.  *  *  4(f  This  outra<re  was  made  without  the  color 
of  either  civil  or  military  authoritv.  The  same  force  by 
which  this  outrage  was  perpetrated,  when  last  heard 
from,  was  advancing  against  the  party  under  the  com- 
mand oi'  the  vSheriff  with  the  avowed  intent  and  purpose 
of  attacking  it;  and  from  the  inferior   number  of  the  lat- 


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ter,  it  is  to  be  iipprt'lR-ndcd    that    il     has    \)vv\\    (Icfeated, 
jjrohahh   with  bloodshed. 

A  Rc\L;iin<'iit  iVom  the  V\  est  Indies  hiudt'd  alvoiit  (he  7th 
iiist.,  at  llahl'ax  and  ina\  he  niometitaiih  expected  at 
Kredericloii.  *  *  *  [  prosuine  it  will  be  moved  to 
the  Aroofstook,  and  peihaps  within  tlie  bounds  ot'  the 
disputed  teniloi\  .  This  I  understand  would  be  a  vio- 
lation of  the  arran<ifenient  which  has  heretofore  existed 
between  the  two  (iovernnients.  *  *  *  [n  tl^^.  mean- 
time I  leel  it  ni\  dut\',  in  no  wa\'  to  comj)i"oinise  the 
(jeneral  (ioxernment  either  1)V  lurnishin*^  supplies  to  the 
militia,  oi"  making;  an\  movement  in  concert  with  them, 
.  i)ut  the  command  will  be  helil  in  readiness  to  meet  any 
\'iolation  on  the  ))art  (A'  our  nei^j^hbors  of  the  ackiioivl- 
cci<^c\i  tenitoiN  of  the  State  of  AJaine." 

Fe])ruarv     l^^th,    to    His    Excellency      lolin    Faiiiiekl    Gov.    of 
Maine :  .  .    i 

*  *  *  In  iepl\  to  that  portion  (;f  \ our  ivvcellencv's 
letter  in  which  nou  do  me  the  faxor  to  state  that  \ow  have 
ordered  out  a  Milltar\'  force  of  one  thousand  \^olunteers 
and  dratted  militia  to  j:)rocee(l  to  siistain  the  Land  .Vj^ent's 
jjartv,  and  tiust  that  I  shall  deem  it  \\\\  dutN-,  with  the 
troo);s  un<ler  \\\\  conmiand  to  co-oj)erate  with  the  iorces 
oi'  the  State  in  re|:)ellin^'  the  in\asion  of  our  soil,  I  ha\e 
to  sa\ ,  that  the  three  Companies  const itutin<^-  this  Garri- 
son bareU  suiiice  to  protect  this  position,  and  L^uard  the 
Government  vSupplies.  1  am  tulK'  impressed  with  the 
oblii^ation  imposed  upon  me  to  aid  the  ci\il  and  military 
authorities  of  the  State  in  repellin<^'  an\  in\asion  of  our 
Territor\  .  +  +  +  These  limited  means  at  m\  dis- 
posal must  necessi.ri]\'  confine  mv  operations  to  this  im- 
mediate neif^hborhood.  The  movements  +  +  +  \vith- 
in  the  limits  of  the  disputed  territor\  over  which,  ior  the 
past  \ear,  British  troops  ha\ebeenconstanth  and  habitual- 
h  ])assin<y  without  objection  from  the  State  of  Alaine,  are 
such  as  must  tend  to  produce  a  collision  with  the  forces 
of  the  British  (xovernment,  ];)rovided  the  Lt.  Go\'.  of 
New  Brunsw  icl:  executes  the  determination  expressed  in 
iiis  proclamation. 

It  will  not  be  \\\\  duty  to  compromise  the  (ren'l  (tov- 
ernment  in  the  question  of  Jurisdiction  ^  +  +  until 
I  am  ordered  to  do  so  b\'  my  Superiors  of  that  Govern- 
ment.     +      +      +      The  .'Jdth  Reir-  from   the    West    India 


/ 


J. 


Stations  has  ani\"0(l  in  the  I'ion  iiicc.  On  thi'  l(!th,  one 
CoinpauN  of  that  Rt'.u.  passed  Woodstock  destined  to  the 
Xoitii  of  the  Aroostook.  This  n>ornin<;-  another  Coni- 
pan\  follow  ed.  the  whole  iindei"  the  connnand  of  Lf .  Col. 
Maxwell.  1  will  add,  as  a  rnmor.  that  one  of  the  Kc'<;i- 
nients  which  recentK'  passed  thronv^h  to  Canada,  is  or- 
dered hack,  and  that  two  more  Kei^inients  are  dail\  ex- 
pected  from  the  W'l-st  Indies. 

it  is  nnderstood  that  Land  AL;'ent  ?\Iclntiie  and  the 
ii^cntlemen  arrested  w  ith  him  were  placed  in  prison  on 
their  arrival  at  Fredericton,  hnt  that  the\'  have  since  been 
lodj^L'd  in  ]i'i\ate  tjiiarters,  and  will  ha\e  ari  exam- 
ination this  (lax  . 

Of  same  date,  to  Col.  Chas.  Jarvis,  Land  Agent  of  NLiine,    on 
the  Aroostook  : 

Sir  : — I  ha\e  the  honor  to  acknow  le(l<j;e  xonr  letter  of 
this  (lav  ])y  NL.  I'ollard.  1  have  jnst  received  a  com- 
mnnication  from  the  (jovcrnor  of  Maine  on  the  subject 
of  the  })resent  contro\ers\ .  to  which  I  hax'e  replied  that 
it  was  m\  dnt\  not  to  compromise  the  (leneral  (Joxern- 
ments  on  the  cpiestion  oi  Jm'isiliction  of  that  portion  (jf 
•\Lnne,  now  in  dispute  between  the  two  Countries,  by 
an\-  Militarx  act  of  occupation  b\  trooj)s  of  the  L  nited 
.States,  until  otherw  ise  ordered  b\  m\  Superi(jrs  of  that 
Go^■ernment. 

In  re))l\  to  xour  recpiest  for  a  Ha<4",  1  think  it  mv  dutv 
to  sa\  that  I  shall  \  iolate  the  principals  aboxe  laid 
down  In  furnishing  one  to  the  }3art\ ,  acting  under  \oui" 
authoritx." 

Again  to  lleadcjuarters  of  the  Arn'n',  Feb'"uarv  2()th  : 

•'.Since  my  lettei"  of  the  L'ith  inst.,  I  ha\e  received  a 
letter  frf>m  the  Governor  of  Maine  requesting  me,  v\  ith 
the  troops  under  m\  command,  to  co-oj)erate  w  ith  the 
forces  of  the  State  -f  +  +  I  declined  compromising 
the  (jovernment  of  the  L'uited  States  bv  anv  act  which 
would  lie  in  furtherance  of  the  measures  adopted  h\  the 
(jo\  ernment  of'  this  .Stnte.      +      +      + 

Mr.  McL.itire  +  +  +  ani\ed  here  last  evening. 
It  is  their  oj^inion  that  the  militia  which  have  been  or- 
dered into  service  by  the  Governor  will  nf)t  be  marched 
to  the  disputed  territor\ ,  as  it  i^s  believed  that  the  Gov- 
ernor of  New  Brunswick  w  ill  not  follow  up  the    intima- 


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tion  pfivcn  in  liis  proclamation  by  crossik.f^  the  line  with  a 
regular  force." 

One  more  letter  to  Col.  VV.  J.  Worth,  Hth  Infantry,  Com'd'g 
Northern  Department,  reviews  the  event-,  since  the  start  of  the 
Land  Agent's  aid,  and  closes  with  the  following  paragraph  : 

"I  have  reason  to  l.-'lieve  that  the  (iovernor  will  coim- 
termand  his  order  for  the  march  of  the  militia,  as  it  is 
now  understootl  that  the  iiav.  of  New  Biunswick  will 
not  march  a  military  force  to  the  Disputed  i'erritorv,  as 
intimated  in  his  proclamation,  a  copy  of  which  1  have 
the  honor  also  to  enclose  herewith." 

It  seems  that  no  attention  was  paid  to  Major  Kirhv's  suggestion, 
for  soon  after  this  date  the  companies  of  the  militia  began  to  ar- 
rive in  Iloulton.  One  of  the  first  to  put  in  their  appearance  was 
the  Dexter  RiHes,  quarters  were  assigned  them  at  the  house  of 
Aaron  Putnam,  and  they  remained  in  the  village  two  weeks  he- 
lore  going  North. 

Other  Companies  continued  to  arrive,  till  twelve  in  all  had  come 
up  the  Military  Road.  One  of  them  was  quartered  at  Shepliard 
Cary's.  Another  in  an  empty  house  on  the  Bradford  farm.  A 
third  at  the  Ingersoll  place,  and  a  I'ourth  at  the  Washburn  place. 
Major  Clarke's  soldier  vschoolmaster  appeared  m  town  again,  in 
command  of  the  Bangor  Company.  Mr.  James  Drew  had  tlie 
contract  for  supplies  for  these  troops  and  employed  «nany  men  and 
teams  to  transport  the  n. 

Notification  ir  received  of  the  appointment  of  Leonard  Pierce, 
Esq.,  as  the  conhu^ntial  agent  of  the  State  Government,  at  Iloul- 
ton, and  under  date  of  the  2;)th  an  answer  was  sent  to  Augusta  : 

''I  have  had  an  interview  with  Leonard  Pierce,  Esq., 
+  +  +  and  we  shall  act  in  concert  in  putting  you  in 
possession  of  such  information  as  mav  be  important. 

The    regular  force  now    in    the    Province    consists    of 
four  companies  of  the  36th  Regt.,    and  a  detachment    of 
Royal  Artilerv,  with  seven  fully    equipped    field    pieces. 
Two  of  the  former    and  all  of  the  Artilery  arc  at  W^ood- 
stock,  under  command  of  Lt.  Col.  A.  M.  Maxwell. 

Two  Companies  of  fort,  and  three  Companies  of  Mil- 
itia, say  two  hundred  and  fifty  men  in  all,  are  at  Tobique, 
a  few  miles  below^  the  mouth  of  the  Aroostook.  It  is 
certain  that  the  42nd  and  52nd  Regt's,  and  the  remain- 
ing Companies  of  the  36th,  recently  known  to  be  at  Hal- 
ifax,   may  be  daily   expected  in    the    Province    of    New     ' 


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■  .V.        .....,■.._.... 

Hniiiswick,  aiul  I  liavc  ii  >  iloiiht  will  he  pushed  forward 
to  this   frontier  without  delays." 

The  heninniii^  of  the  end  of  this  wailike  parade  appears  in  the 
following-,  of  March  rJth,   |S.")i>: 

-7^>  Col.  A.  M.  .]/axwi'//,j6  A\'o/.  Com\i\ii    //.  />'.  M, 
'J^roopSy  in   (  o.  of  Carletou^    W  ooii stock  : 

I  enclose  von  a  letter  for  Sir  [ohn  IlarvcN  which  1 
ha\e  just  received  1)\  the  I*2xpress  rideis  from  Major  (ien- 
eial  vScott,  c<»mmandin;j;  the  i'^astein  Dixision  of  the  I.'. 
S.  Arm\,  and  which  (lesj)atch  I  am  directed  to  forwaiil 
1>\  I^xpress.  I  deem  it  suthcient  to  put  xou  in  possession 
of  it  w  ith  the  ahove  advice. 

Lieut.  McDowell,  Adjutant  of  this  Battallion  will  have 
the  honor  of  handing'  xou  this." 

The  next  letter  was  written  to  (ieneral  Scott  at  Auj^usta,  under 
date  of  March  12th,  and  <ji\es  the  militaiy  \  iew  of  the  situation 
at  the  cricis  (;f  the  '"War." 

"'Your  letter  of  the  10th  and  the  despatch  for  vSii-  John 
IIar\e\  were  delixered  to  me  this  morning'  at  10  o'clock. 
As  1  am  on  courteous  terms  of  conunuuication  with  Lt. 
Col.  Maxwell  of  the  o^lth  Ren't.,  conunandiuL;'  the  Mili- 
tary District  aci'oss  the  Frontier,  I  forwarded  to  him  w  ith- 
out  dela\'  vour  despatch,  which  the  ofhcer  wliohore  it  re- 
]3orts  to  me  was  instantlv  sent  forward  w  ithout  dela\  to 
Fredericton,  1)\'  a  line  of  Dra<»"oon  messen<i^ers,  anti  vn  ill 
undouhtedh  reach  its  destination  to-ni<iht.  1  ha\e  the 
honor  to  repoi't  that  nothing  has  occurred  here  that  \()u 
are  not  fullv  possessed  of  at  .Vujj^usta. 

The  (iDth  l^ejj^t.  has  arri\ed  at  \\\')odstock  and  is  now 
cjuartered  in  that  \  illage  (whicii  is  1  1  miles  from  the 
Line)  and  In  the  houses  hetvveen  that  j)lace  and  the  Line. 
A  Detachment  of  the  .Sf)th  Regt.  is  also  at  Woodstock, 
and  a  partv  of  RonuI  and  Militia  Artillerv  with  seven 
])ieces.  It  is  ])rohal)lv  a  fact  that  the  11th  Regt.  from 
Canada  is  on  its  route  to  ^Ltdawaska,  and  that  the  leading 
division  is  taking  position  there. 

I  have  to  represent  the  indefensihle  condition  of  this 
Post  hy  the  present  command  which  consists  of  three 
skeleton  Companies  onlv.  There  are  no  works,  and  the 
Enclosure  of  Pickets  is  only  calculared  to  dethie  the  lim- 
its of  the  Garrison.  There  are  ahout  twenty  davs  ra- 
tions for  five    thousand    men,  and  four  (5  pdrs.,    partially 


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There  is  a  IJrilish  I'icket  one  mile  iVom  this,  and  tlieir 
wliole  force  niii^ht  he  advanced  to  it  in  tour  hours  with- 
out discovery.  I  enclose  tor  Nour  inlorniatiou  a  return 
of  this  Garrison  for  the  month  of  February." 

To  General  vScott,  Augusta,  Marcii  21 1 h  : 

^'I  have  tile  honor  to  enclose  herewith  an  answer  from 
Sir  John  Ilarvev  to  your  despatch,  which  I  forwarded 
on  yesterday  mornin<4.  .  I  am  desired  to  sav  that  vour  re- 
ply will  reach  him  at  Woodstock,  where  he  j^roposes  to 
he  on  AIonda\  evenin*;. 

I  am  <^ratifie(l  that  the  course  I  ha\e  pursued,  in  this 
conunand  durin*;-  the  excitement  which  has  pre\ailed  on 
this  frontier,  meets  your  approbation.  We  all  much  ic- 
j^ret  that  we  shall  not  ha\e  the  pleasure  of  receivinj^  nou 
here  befort  your  return  from  New  \'oik.  I  had  arranj^ed 
quariers  within  the  Garrison  lor  Nourself  and  Stati',  and 
in  that  score  you  would  not  have  been  j)ut  to  the  iiicon- 
venience  of  lukin^i^  them  up  in  the  \illa<^e." 

To  the  Act.  Assist.  Adj't  (ien'l  Northern  Department,   Oo(lens- 
buro^,  Nevv  York,  March  .'Ust: 

ii*  *  *  Since  that  period  the  armed  demonstra- 
tions of  Maine  and  New  Brunswick,  and  the  concentra- 
tion in  this  imu'iediate  nei<j^hborhood  of  lar<ye  bodi<'s  of 
troops  on  either  side  of  the  frontier  and,  in  hostile  atti- 
tude toward  each  other  has  jeopardized  the  peaceable 
relations  of  the  two  countries.      *      *      * 

Sir  John  Harvey,  upon  the  conclusion  of  the  arrange- 
ment negotiated  by  Gen.  Scott,  promptly  ordered  all  the 
British  troops  out  of  the  disputed  territory.  On  yester- 
day, there  had  been  no  corresponding  movement  by  the 
Maine  troops  on  the  Aroostook,  where  there  are  up- 
wards of  2,000  men  under  command  of  Gen.  Hodsdon." 

To  Major  Brooks,  G9th  Reg't  Com'd'g   at    Woodstock,  N.   B., 
April  21st: 

"I  have  received  a  despatch  from  Major  General  Scott 
for  His  Excellt  cy  Sir  T.  Harvey  with  directions  to  for- 
ward  it  to  him,  or  to  the  nearest  Post.  I  commit  it  to 
your  care." 

April  21st  to  Major  Gen.  Sir  J.  Harvey,  Fredericton  : 


(( 


The  enclosed  private  letter  from    Major    Gen.    Scott 


sa, 


came  to  my  hand  accompanied  by  a  note  directinj^  me  to 
forward  it  l)\  a  sate  conveyance.  Should  \(>n  wish  to 
communicate  with  (ieneial  Scott  it  will  he  a  pleasme 
and  a  {hit\  lor  me  to  send  on  \(>nr  desj)afches  which  will 
he  a  speedier  mode  than  h\  mail,  as  his  I  leadipiarters  on 
the  Canada  frontier  will  he  daily  chanj^ing." 

April  21th  to  Major  (ieneral  Scott: 

"I  had  the  honor  to  receive  your  note  of  the  12lh  from 
Philadelphia  enclosino- a  letter  from  Sii"  John  llarvev, 
\N  hich  1  forwarded  1)\  the  line  oi  I'2xpiesses  on  tlie  other 
side  of  the  fiontier.  1  ha\e  this  moment  received  the 
enclosed  re|)l\  from  Sir  J.  llar\e\  with  a  line  rec| nest injjf 
/ne  to  send  it  forward.  +  +  +  I  oiler  the  most  sin- 
cere congratulations  uj)on  the  present  aspect  of  our  Brit- 
ish relations,  and  more  especialU  u|)oii  the  happ\  in- 
fluence your  presence  at  Augusta  and  negotiations  has 
had  in  this  momentous  national  alVairs." 

From  this  story  of  these  eight  weeks  excitement,  as  seen  from 
the  Garrison  in  Iloulton,  it  becomes  evident  that  the  whole  affair, 
so  far  as  Maine  was  concerned,  was  contrarv  to  the  w  ishes  and 
plans  of  the  Feileral  (iovernment,  and  in  direct  contravention 
A'ith  its  distinct  agreement  with  the  British  Government,  in  other 
words,  it  was  incipient  rebellion. 

Major  Kirbv's  iirst  letter  to  (iov.  r'airlield,  of  February  14th, 
showed  plaiidy  the  mere  lawlessness  of  the  mob  who  arrested 
^Iclntire.  This  assurance  of  the  U.  S.  ofHcer,  near  the  ground, 
takes  away  the  excuse  for  the  hastv  steps. 

When  the  Land  Agent  and  others  reached  Houlton,  on  their 
return  from  Fredericton,  thev  believed  that  all  occasion  to  call 
out  the  Maine  Militia  had  disappearetl,  as  is  seen  in  the  letter  to 
Gen.  Jones  of  Februarv  'iOth. 

It  is  also  evident  that  the  Governor  and  his  advisers  were  alto- 
gether disappointed  on  the  refusal  of  Major  Kirby  to  rush  to  their 
assistance,  and  commit  the  United  States  to  the  scheme  of  inva- 
sion. 

Major  Kirby's  course  met  the  unqualified  approval  of  his  su- 
periors, and  Gen.  Scott's  presence  and  authority  at  Augusta, 
brought  the  opposition  to  the  purposes  of  the  Federal  Power  to 
a  speedy    collapse. 

There  was  a  "method  in  the  madness"  of  that  raid  of  saitl 
Agent  Mclntire,  and  the  corresponding  retaliation  of  the  mob, 
and  the  most  interesting  question,  to-day,  about    the    whole    aflair 


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ment made  to  serve? 

An  unwritten  Chapter  remains  for  some  one  to  set  in  order, 
which  should  show  the  xnIioIc  transaction  in  its  proper  lii^ht. 

Alajor  Kirhy  was  relieved  of  the  command  at  ti.e  Hancock  Bar- 
racks on  Au^i^ust  2<Sth,  18;)1),  and  allowed  a  furlough  of  l\  months. 
He  then  took  command  of  the  Posts  at  i*laltNl)ui<;'  and  Rouses 
Point,  N.  Y.,  successively,  until  May  1^40,  when  he  returned  to 
Jrloulton  to  command  his  own  compan\  lor  lour  months  ;  and  then 
received  the  ajjpointment  of  Post  Commander  at  Fort  vSullivan  in 
Eastport,  where  he  remained  until  his  death  which  occurred  Octo- 
ber 7th,  l.S4(). 

Captain  L.  B.  Webster  of  Companv  C  took  connnand  of  the 
Post  atter  the  departure  of  Major  Kirhy,  and  retained  the  j^osition 
till  the  April  Ibllowinj^,  when  Lt.  Col.  B.  K.  Pierce  himself  came 
to  the  Barracks.  Col.  Piece  was  apjiointed  from  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  was  a  brother  of  President  Franklin  Pierce. 

El>en  WOodbury,  who  was  born  in  the  town  of  Durham,  then 
in  Cumberland  Countv,  was  also  in  I^anjifor  on  the  wav  to  Houl- 
ton,  at  the  same  time  with  Col.  Pierce.  He  had  hired  with  Reu- 
ben Ordway  of  tint  city  to  come  to  Houlton  antl  drive  the  mail 
stage. 

Lieut's  ITooker,  jMagruder,  and  Ricketts  came  to  the  Post  at 
this  time,  and  Capt.  Van  Ness,  jjrobably.  The  largest  number  <>f 
troops  that  were  ever  here  were  in  the  l^arracks,  for  the  next  vear 
or  two.  The  armament  of  the  Garrison  now  was  0  new  <>  pdrs., 
and  one  12  lb.  Howitzer.  The  presence  of  so  large  a  ("orce,  with 
the  residence  of  the  Lt.  Colonel  in  the  Post,  made  an  exceedingly 
liveh'  state  of  things,  both  lor  business  and  diversion. 

After  the  final  tlisposal  of  the  Boundary  question  the  breaking 
up  of  the  Garrison  began.  The  outbreak  of  the  Mexican  War 
brought  the  existence  of  the  Barracks  to  a  close.  Capt.  Van  Ness 
was  in  command  then.  On  the  hour  of  the  departure  the  citizens 
all  turned  out  to  see  the  troops  march  away.  f  ii<-'y  filed  down 
through  the  village  and  hauled  the  guns  with  them.  The  march 
was  kept  up  to  Bangor,  where  thev  took  ship  for  Boston  Harbor, 
and  thence  to  Pensacola. 

The  departure  of  the  troops  cast  a  gloom  over  the  community, 
and  their  absence  was  long  regretted  bv  all  classes.  The  with- 
drawal of  so  much  readv  money  out  of  the  place  produced  very 
hard  times.  Money  was  scarce  to  the  degree  that  many  could  not 
get  enough  together  to  meet  their  taxes. 

Mr.  Woodbury  has  been  one  of  the  most  successful  of  our 
merchants    and    business    men    in    all    these    intervening    years. 


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After  two  years  service  vvitli  Ordvvav,  he  clerked  with  E.  &  T. 
^loulton  tour  years,  tiien  traded  on  his  own  account  one  year.  In 
1^<47  he  formed  the  well  known  j^artnership  w  ith  Ira  Hailes  of 
Woodhurv  ^  BaileN ,  and  took  tiie  Mail  contract  on  the  Military 
Road.  This  line  thev  run  uninterruptedly  for  nineteen  years,  and 
made  it  one  of  the  hest  ecjuipped  and  best  mana^^ed  lines  in  'die 
State.  The  Eastern  Express  Co.,  under  manaj^ement  of  Mr. 
Woodbury  took  the  contract  in  1M»,1),  and  ran  it  till  tiie  railway 
superceded  such  service  in  1^72. 

Mr.  Woodbury  has  served  ei^j^ht  terms  as  Representative  at  Au- 
g^usta,  one  term  as  Senator,  one  also  as  Councillor,  and  was  on 
the  Valuation  Committee  of  1^<H().  Diuiui;  the  War  he  was 
Dei)uty  Prov.  Marshal  for  4th  District  ol"  Maine.  He  lias  been 
recenth  aj^pointed  1)\  the  President  to  his  fouith  term  as  Post- 
master. In  all  these  years,  the  grocery  business  has  been  carried 
alonj^,  latterly  under  the  immediate  supervision  of  his  son-in-law 
Air.  J.   C  Mclntyre. 


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CHAPTER   XII. 

In  the  face  of  the  difficulties  and  uncertainties  of  the  situation 
jdiout  the  town,  after  the  removal  of  the  troojjs  in  184."),  there  was 
a  slow  growth  ol"  the  settlement,  but  the  valuation  of  all  property 
was  low.  A  general  description  of  the  \  illage  at  the  outbreak  of 
the  war  of  tiie  rebellion  would  be  of  interest,  if  space  allowed, 
for  it  would  show  by  contrast  with  to-day  the  wonderful  chansfe 
from  that  date  to  this. 

The  Boundary  Line  was  the  first  cause  of  the  jirosperitv  of 
Houlton.  Some  point,  necessarily,  would  be  the  metropolis  of  the 
frontier.  The  Garrison  and  the  Military  Road  made  Houlton 
that  trade  centre.  The  second  cause  of  the  town  of  to-day  is  the 
railway  connection.  By  this  connection,  coming  from  over  the 
Border,  the  commercial  supremacy  of  Houlton  has  been  incon- 
testable. This  line  was  built  by  f^ritish  capital,  and  when  opened 
from  St.  Andrews  to  Canterbury  in  18")8,  it  first  competed  with 
the  Military   Road  as  an  outlet   for    this    section.     The    Company 


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was  Unovvn  as  the  New  Bninswick  &  Canada,  and  finul.^  furnish- 
ed bv  Bop.dliolders  sufficed  to  complete  the  line  to  the  Woodstock 
Road,.')  nii!es  iVoni  Iloulton,  \n  Aujj;-.  l^<()2.  In  the  next  ten 
years  xarious  plans  were  w  rought  out,  throu<^h  the  means  of  cap- 
ital held  in  St.  Stej)iien,  Calais  and  Ban<jjor.  'i'hc  old  St.  An- 
drews line  was  tap])etl  by  the  St.  Stephen  Branch  in  l.S(!().  The 
Woodstock  Branch  was  built  in  1^<()<S,  and  that  to  Iloulton  in  l>i7(). 
The  ?^uropean  &  North  American  Railway  was  be^^un  in  1S()H, 
opened  to  Mattawamkeaj^^  in  iHdl),  und  tinalK  to  Vanceboro  in 
November  1<S71.  Six  miles  east  of  that  point,  at  McAdam  Junc- 
tion, the  connection  was  made  for  Iloulton  and  \\\)()dstock. 

The  completed  line  from  lloidton  to  Bangoi'  at  once  took  all  the 
traffic  of  this  section,  and  <i;n\c  a  wonderful  imjjnlse  to  the  busi- 
ness of  Iloidton.  The  joint  line  was  mana<j^ed  and  run  as  well  as 
circumstances  would  admit  of.  but  l)oth  Companies  were  ham- 
pered for  want  of  means.  In  June  IH7."),  the  E.  i*t  N.  A.  Al. 
Co.  failed  and  the  line  was  t  iken  possession  of  by  the  Bond- 
hc^lders.  ^ 

The  road  beds  were  rouj^li  and  the  rollin<>-  stock  scant\  and  in- 
efficient, beciiuse  the  means  were  so  limited.  There  were  good 
executive  officers  in  each  management,  but  they  were  hanipered 
b\  insminountable  difficulties.  Extrication  was  possi!)le  only 
through  new  combinations  \\hich  began  to  be  devclopetl  in  the 
summer  of  18<S(),  and  culminated  two  \ears  later. 

During  this  formative  period  of  the  new  interests,  Houlton  was 
not  called  upon  to  take  an\  active  part  in  them,  but  merely  looked 
on,  and  daily  reaped  their  benefit  of  increasing  facilities  of  trans- 
portation. 

The  first  New  Brunswick  Railwa\  Compan\  was  organized  to 
construct  a  narrow  gauge  line  from  St.  Alarvs  ()pj)()site  Frederic- 
ton,  up  the  valley  of  the  St.  John  toward  the  Grand  Falls  and  the 
St.  Lawrence.  Isaac  and  E.  R.  Burpee  of  St.  John  were  the 
first  actively  interested  in  carrying  out  the  plan,  and  very  soon  as- 
sociated with  themselves  Mr.  Alexander  Gibson.      Bv    the    united 


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pleted  to  the  village  of  Fort  Fairfield,  and  in  October  \>^1H  the 
rails  were  laid  to  Edmunston,  40  miles  above  the  Grand  Falls. 
A  charter  was  obtained  for  a  line  to  be  known  as  the  Aroostook 
River  Railroad  and  under  authority  conferred  by  that  Act  the  line 
was  shortly  carried  up  the  river  to  Caribou.  The  large  bridge  for 
both  railway  and  carriages  at  W^oodstock  was  opened  for  use  in 
1876,  and  then  began  a  passible  railway  connection  between  Ban- 


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gor,  Iloulton  antl  the  iippei  part  of  the  County. 

Mr.  Gihson  having  si<;niHed  his  intention  to  \\  ith(ha\\  tVoin  th^' 
Conipaiu  ,  his  associates  proceede^l  tct  make  new  eomhinations  and 
enlist  capitalists  from  other  (lirectif)ns  to  take  holi!  with  tiiem. 
As  tlie  result  of  nnicli  deliheiatioii  and  uei^otiation  a  new  or<^an- 
ization  was  Ibrmed  to  enter  upon  all  the  rii^hts  and  pri\  ilej^^es  of 
the  narrow  line.  This  companx  retained  the  name  of  the  former, 
and  held  its  Hrst  aniuial  meetin*4- at  (jihson,  \.  B.,  in  the  month 
of  Octoher  l.S-Sl  Sanniel  Thorne,  Esq.,  of  New  York  was  el- 
ected President,  Hon.  Isaac  i5urj)ee.  Vice  President.  Amonj^  the 
Directors  were  Sir  Geo.  Stephen  and  Sir  Donald  A.  Smith  of 
Montreal,  also  lar<^el\  interested  in  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railway, 
and  E.  R.  Hurpee,  who  also  became  the  Manaij^in^-  Director.  At 
this  time  it  was  deteiniined  to  widen  the  <rau<'e  to  the  standard 
width  and  contract  a  new  line  from  Woodstock  In'  wav  of  I'pper 
\V Oodstock  to  Ilartland.  Xear  the  close  of  the  next  sunnner  the 
rebuilding  was  C()m):)leted  and  the  operation  o\'  a  new  line  was 
entered  upon. 

In  the  Fall  of  1M<S2  the  Xew  Brimswick  Compain  leased  the 
New  Brunswick  and  Canada  Con^pany's  line  from  Woodstock  and 
Iloulton  toX^anceboro,  St.  Stej:)hen  and  St.  Andrews.  By  tiieseacts 
of  consolidation,  great  imj)ro\  cments  were  manifest  in  all  depart- 
ments of  the  ser\ice.  In  this  same  season  the  Me.  Central  R.  R. 
Co.  leased  the  line  from  liangor  to  Vanceboro  and  in  that  portion 
of  the  route  like  improvements  became  possible. 

After  two  \ears  of  experiment  in  running  the  new  Road,  a 
change  was  made  in  the  Managing  StafI  of  the  Company,  and  the 
result  of  that  step  was  of  the  highest  benefit  to  the  RailwaN'  and 
its  patrons.  F.  \V.  Cram  of  i^angor  was  chosen  (General  Man- 
ager. 

The  New  Brunsw  ick  Rail\\a\  has  now  become  b\"  ownership 
and  management  closely  allied  to  the  great  system  of  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway.  As  the  result  of  this  management,  Iloulton  has 
direct  daily  communication  with  Montreal  and  the  far  West,  and 
three  trains,  daily,  except  in  the  depth  of  winter,  for  all  New 
England  and  Southern  points. 

By  these  successive  combinations  of  circumstances  lb)ulton  has 
been  placed  within  four  hours  ride  ol"  tide  water  which  is  al- 
ways open  through  the  year,  within  the  same  time,  of  all  the  up- 
per part  of  the  County,  within  F  hours  ride  of  Boston,  and  17 
hours  of  Montreal. 


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Keepu  onb.  of  the  Lakoest  Assortments  of 
111  Eastern  Maine,  including-  the 

BEST  G00DS  AND  UATEiTSTYIiES! 

Look  around  at  all  the  advertised  Bar^fains      nd  then   come  to  us 
for  comparison  and  tf>  save   money.      Vv  e  can  and 

WILL    DO    IT. 


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Houlton,  Me. 


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AT  THE  Time  Vou  Want  it. 

TPUtHfully  /  c a 77 11  at  c/aitn  to  have  ''"the  larij^cst  and  most 

complete  establishmettt   in  Mal/ie^'"  b7it  with  7nv  Jine  new  outfits 

a/id  niodc7'fi  machine) y^  1  do  possess  the  greatest  co7//idence  in 

7ny  abilitv  to  Jill  all  o7-ders  ent7-74sted  to  me  to  the  entire  satis- 

f action  of  those  so  favoring'  nu\  and  at  very  reasonable  prices. 

|VIy  Office  is  nut  so  la/g-e  or  my  business  so  extended  b/it  that 
I  call  give   every   order  personal  snpervision^   and  guarantee    j 
good^  clean  work. 

FIHE  WEBDIMG  aiH  PI|flBllflin  Pm|ITIH6  a  SpeGlally. 

/  will  be  pleased  to  estimate  on  any  work  yon  may  have  in  the 
printing  line^  and  think  you  will  Jind  my  prices  as  low  as  any 
firm  in  the  business^  and  work  better. 

TOWN    RKHORTS. 

During  the  cotni/ig  season  I  shall  make  a  specialty  of  print- 
ing Town  Reports.   Estimates  cheerfully  furnished, 

WILL  H,  SMITH, 

No.  68  Main  Street,  Brick  Block,        HOULTON,  MAINE. 


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Getitlemen  Can  Get   a    Silent    Shave ^ 

A  fashionable  Hair  Cut  or  Shampoo. 

Shop  neatly  fixed  up,  always  clean,  and  is  lijj^hted  with  the  Electric  Light. 
only  FIRST-CLASS    WORKMEN. 


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H.  J.  HATHEWAY'S  DRUfi  STORE, 

SO'UI.'rOlT,  2/LILIHTS. 

After  a  iuinil)er  of  years'  experience  in  manufactnrin<i^ 

STANDARD    LINIMENT, 

tlie  constant  and  increasing  clenunul  leads  nie  to  believe  that  the 
pnblic  are  desirous  of  usin<ij  <.ijood  and  reliable  articles  when  Lhev 
have  a  practical  knowledge  of  their  merits  and  benetits  ;  hence  1 
have  concludetl  to  put  up  a  line  of  medicines  such  as  are  in  po|;u- 
lar  demand,  which  may  and  siiould  take  the  j)lace  of  Patent  Medi- 
cines of  similar  cliaracter.  They  are  put  up  from  good  and  tried 
prescriptions,  without  claim  for  them  as  absolute  specifies,  but  use- 
ful when  a  physician  w  ill  not  or  cannot  be  consulted.  There  is  no 
secrecy  claimed  for  them,  the  formula  being  placed  on  each  pack- 
age ;  hence  doctors  can  administer  them  intelligently.  Below  we 
give  a  list  of  the  prominent  articles,  viz.  : —  •   . 

Compound  Syrup  of  Sarsaparilla,  Comp.  Cathartic  Pills, 
U.  S.  P. 

Improved  Comp,  Cathartic  Pills  (purely  vegetable). 

Compound  Fid.  Extract  of  Buchu  and  Pariera  Brava,  the 

king  of  remedies  for  all  Kidney  troubles. 

Comp.  Pile  Ointment.    Itch  Ointment.    Saxoline  for  Burns. 

Red  Rose  Wash,  for  external  use,  and  Sandlewood  Emul- 
sion for  internal  use — in  place  of  Copiaba. 

Charm  of  Beauty,  an  elegant  Cosmetic  for  the  complexion, 
unsurpassed  by  any  other  article  of  its  kind.     Only  50c.  pfr  bottle. 

Jackson's  Cough  Syrup,  unequalled  for  Coughs,  Colds,  etc. 

Last  but  not  least  is  the  celebrated  Standard  Liniment, 
having  become  in  fadt,  as  in  name,  a  Standard  Family  Medi- 
cine.    Try  one  bottle  and  you  will  never  be  without  it. 

|3P^All  orders  should  be  sent  by  mail,  and  will  be  promptly  filled. 

H.  J.    HATHEWAY. 


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One  of  the  largest  Stocks  of  Goods 
in  Eastern  Maine. 

LOWEST  PRICES  FOR    CASH    CAN 

ALWAYS  BE  HAD  AT  THIS 

ESTABLISHMENT. 

Cash  and  the  Highest  Prices  Paid  for  all  kinds 

of  Shipping  Furs. 


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THE   BIRD^S  EYE  VIEW. 


CHAPTER   XIII. 

A  description  of  Houlton  in  1H81)  can  most  readily  be  undertaken 
in  connection  with  the  engraving  on  tlie  cover,  and  can  thereby  be 
made  more  inteUigible  than  otherwise.  The  point  of  view  is  per- 
haps the  first  thing  to  be  considered.  Tlie  current  of  the  Methixne- 
keag  river  Hows  from  right  to  left.  The  street  extending  from  the 
bridge  toward  the  left  is  North  street,  and  the  cross  street  reaching 
toward  the  ])oint  of  view  is  named  on  the  View,  Putnam  street. 
The  building  in  the  right  hand  corner,  at  the  intersection  of  these 
streets  and  surrounded  with  trees,  is  the  Aaron  Putnam  mansion. 
The  point  of  view  then  may  be  very  fairly  said  to  be  from  his 
house,  and  the  look  is  to  the  Southeast,  in  the  direction  of  the 
stand  pipe  of  the  Houlton  Water  Co.,  the  short,  tower  like  structure., 
with  tlie  dark  shadow  at  one  side.  Directly  across  the  stream  is 
the  West  end  of  the  vScjuare  as  it  is  termed,  but  actually  a  rectangu- 
lar space.  At  this  East  erid  Alain  street  begins  and  continues  on 
in  a  curving  coiu'se  till  it  passes  ofl'  the  side  of  the  picture.  The 
street  intersecting  this  junction  of  Main  and  the  Square  is  called 
Water  street,  from  the  bank  of  ti.e  stream  up  to  that  intersection, 
and  from  thence  toward  Court  street,  or  coll()C|uiallv  Calais  street. 
That  tends  in  the  direction  of  the  old  Baskahegan  trail,  and  over 
that  way  came  the  Infantry  under  Lieut.  Gallagher.  Court  and 
Water  streets  extend  in  the  due  North  and  South  direction,  and 
are  on  a  range  line.  The  Square  and  a  portion  of  main  street  are 
on  a  similar  tier  line  of  the  Lots.  Presumably  in  the  central  spot 
of  those  intersecting  ways  lies  buried  a  bellows  pipe  which  is  the 
starting  point  of  all  deeds  of  village  property.  It  is  singular  that 
so  important  a  point  has  no  permanent  monument,  and  it  is  the 
occasion  of  many  a  smile  when  the  local  surveyors  more  often  fail 
to  find  it,  in  the  first  attempt,  than  otherwise. 


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W'lien  (irandniother  came  to  the  phicc  there  was  no  clearinj^  in 
all  this  field  of  \  ision  over  the  stream,  except  a  small  one  made 
by  Dr.  Rice,  in  the  Southeast  corner  of  ."tlJ,  where  the  Merritt  store 
now  is.  IMie  level  and  hnver  parts  of  the  picture  were  a  dense 
cedar  swamp.  On  this  side  the  stream  Mr.  Tntnam  had  cpiite  a 
pouion  of  the  river  hunk  all  cleared  and  seeded  down.  The  dam 
where  he  l)ui!t  his  Hrst  saw  and  <j^rist  mill  is  denoted  by  a  dotted 
line,  a  little  way  below  the  bridge. 

The  one  straiti^ht  street  which  crosses  from  left  to  riij^ht  is  the 
jVIilitarN-  i<oad,  anJ  Main  street  joins  it  just  at  the  mart^in  of  the 
picture.  This  portion  ol'  the  Road  was  built  In  Josej)li  iloult(M, 
Jr.  At  about  the  joininj^  oi'  Main  street  and  Militarv  Road  comes 
the  ranj^e  line  of  Lots  20  and  27,  on  which  James  and  Samuel 
Iloulton  settled.  Crossin<^  them  a  hall"  a  mile,  the  ran.^e  line  of 
Lots  20  and  21  is  reached.  In  as  much  as  the  Road,  all  the  wav, 
is  thickly  settled  and  the  historic  j^round  of  the  Iloulton  mansion, 
the  Barracks  and  the  Carv  store  is  all  in  these  two  last  lots,  it  will 
at  once  be  evic'ent  that  a  larji^e  part  of  the  villa<^e  is  shut  out  of  the 
field  of  view. 

13v  this  jreneral  outliniujif  of  the  situation  it  will  be  easv  t)  follow 
a  somewhat  detailed  accumt  of  tiie  streets,  buildiufi^s,  and  life  ol* 
our  beautiful  villa<je.  The  trees  are  none  too  thickh  marked  on 
the  view,  anil  the  claim  of  a  oeautiful  place  is  conceded  to  Iloulton 
by  all  strano^ers  who  come  here.  The  white  space  above  the  bridj^e 
represents  the  mill  pond,  and  alonj^  its  edge  is  Hangor  street.  Along 
this  wa\',  at  this  end  ol"  the  bridge,  around  the  Scjuare  and  in  con- 
tigous^parts  of  Water,  Main,  and  Court  Streets,  are  foimd  the  lead- 
ing business  establishments  of  the  town.  On  Hangor  street  are 
Titcomb's  powerful  steam  saw  mill,  the  Grieves  ^  Shea  foundry 
and  machine  shop,  Sleeper's  Tavern,  Brown's  Star>:h  Factory,  and 
IMonson's  large  and  well  appointed  meat  market  anl  grocery.  At 
the  Southwest  co"ner  of  the  Square  in  the  fine  lofty  building  of 
Putnam  and  Alansur.  Stores  are  in  two  stories,  and  the  Masonic 
Order  lease  the  two  upper  floors.  Xext  to  this  is  seen  the  extensixe 
Frisbie  block,  containing  Music  Ilall,  and  numerous  stores.  A 
row  of  stores  continues  from  that  to  the  corner  of  Court  street,  and 
thence  down  that  street  to  the  new  Opera  House,  which  is  the 
great  Cary  store  of  1H(»0  rebuilt,  with  stores  below,  and  the  neat 
and  commodious  Hall  above.  The  other  site  on  that  side  devoted 
to  business  is  the  T'/mcs  building,  erected  a  few  years  ago,  and 
rented  to  various  parties,  except  the  printing  office.  Across  the 
street  is  the  three  story  Pioneer  building,  also  largely  rented  to 
many  occujiants.  Next  stands  the  spacious  Exchange  Hotel  which 
is  a  favorite  resort  for  the  travelling  public.      Back  to  the  corner  of 


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olMccs  with  Odd  Fellows'  Hall  ahovc.  (loinj^  up  Main  sticit  liic 
ISickcison  and  lUiriihani  tiircc  stors  building  comes  next.  Sloics 
and  tenements  Idl  this.  DiiectU  acioss  tVom  this  j)oint.  Mechanic 
street  inns  Xoitherlv,  down  to  the  river.  This  short  street  is  a 
busy  hive  <>t"  industrx ,  tor  the  I£x])ress  office,  a  livery  stahle,  and 
many  blacksmiths  shops  are  the  occasion  of  nuich  stir  and  traffic. 
Above  Mechanic  street  on  Main  street,  is  first,  the  iilock  of  I''oo<r 
&  Co.,  containing  the  stoie  and  warehouses  of  tiie  liiin,  also  apart- 
ments for  the  Custom  i  louse,  P<»st  Ollice,  and  Telejjjraph.  Next 
a<^°ain,  comes  the  l)uildin<4'  of  (jillin  and  Slii:)p,  wholU  devoted  to 
business  purposes  and  beyond  that  the  loflv  Fki^'j^  block  contain- 
in<r  lour  stoies  and  numerous  tenements. 

Below  Mechanic  street  is  the  l^rick  Block,  coverinjjf  the  whole 
space  to  W'atei  street.  This  contains  eij>ht  \ery  fine  stores,  and  in 
the  second  stor\'  are  offices  .md  one  tenement.  This*  block  is  a 
cause  of  peculiar  and  |)roper  pride  on  the  part  of  all  the  j)Ci)ple  of 
lloulton.  It  has  taken  the  jjlace  oi"  the  frail  buildings  snept  o.iin 
the  great  conliaj^ration  of  DecembcT-  l>i«l,  and  is  now  so  well  and 
and  carefully  built  as  to  be  called  tire  proof.  The  whole  structure 
is  heated  bv  steam  tVom  the  basement  of  one  of  the  stores  These 
stores  are  devoted  to  all  departments  of  trade,  are  large,  loftv, 
highh  Hnished,  with  plate  glass  windows  ol'single  panes,  and  when 
gleaming  v  ith  the  electric  light  are  a  most  attractive  spectacle. 

On  the  ^Orth  side  of  the  Scpiare  is  the  Rufus  ^lansur  house,  the 
First  Naticjual  l^ank,  a  number  of  stores,  and  the  okl-time,  \et  ever 
up  to  the  time,  vSnell  House.  The  new  piazza  and  fresh  paint  have 
made  the  building  very  attractive.  At  the  West  end  is  the  brick 
building  of  Mr.  Jc^hn  Bratlford,  where  is  the  office  of  the  Savings 
Bank.  Two  wooden  stores  occupv  the  rest  of  the  space  to  Bridge 
street.  On  the  bank,  behind  these  last  named  buildings,  is  a  large 
grist  mill,  plaster  mill  ami  one  of  the  electric  light  })()wers.  This 
propertN  was  used  as  a  saw  mill  in  all  the  early  years  under  dilVerent 
owners,  till  about  twelve  years  ago,  when  it  was  put  to  its  present 
use.  On  thivs  side  the  bridge  the  first  buildings,  at  the  right  are  the 
Houlton  Steam  Dye  House  and  Laundry,  and  the  Woolen  Mill  ; 
then  comes  a  sash  and  door  factory,  next  the  okl  Putnam  Grist 
Mill,  refitted  and  modernized  to  do  the  best  of  work,  and  vet  fur- 
ther on  a  very  large  starch  factory  belonging  to  Mr.  John  Watson. 
Back  to  the  other  side  the  first  cross  street  above  Bangor  street  is 
Kendall  street,  where  is  Clark's  large  Flotel,  and  a  number  of  black- 
smith shops,  stores,  and  boarding  houses.  The  first  jail  for  this 
County,  an  old  log  block  house,  stood  for  many  years  on  the  site  of 
this  Hotel. 


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This  (Inscription  t(>  this  point  inchiilcs  :iil  thi*  linsliu'ss  stiiictures 
in  till'  view,  but  mention  nuistl)e  made  ol' the  other  centie  of  activi- 
ty, three  fourths  ol"  a  mill'  al)o\e,  toward  the  (iaiiison  ground. 
This  activity  elustersahout  the  Station  of  the  New  lirunswicK'  Kail- 
wa\'.  The  esisfini^  station  IjuildiuLf  is  the  old  one  of  the  New 
Jirunswick  and  Can.  Co.,  and  is  alto<,a'ther  inade<|uate  l<>the  needs 
of  the  ])lace.  As  soon  as  tiie  N.  \\.  Co.  can  pi-ifect  theii"  plans  it  is 
the  intention  to  put  uj)  a  line,  commodious  building.  About  this 
station  yard  are  the  numerous,  and  well  arranged,  frost  proof  pota- 
to houses  containing-  every  facility  for  tl.i-  (|uicU  and  sale  handliuLC 
of  the  foremost  potaio  in  the  country.  Across  the  road  and  some 
rods  awav,  set  connected  b\  conxcnient  sidinus  are  two  \erv  iiii- 
portant  industries  of  the  town.  IMie  bark  extract  works,  and  the 
slauj;hter  house  of  the  Fresh  Meat  Co.  Jjoth  of  these  estabbsh- 
ments  do  a  «j[ood  business  in  their  respective  lines,  and  add  much 
to  the  prosperity  of  the  place.  rhe\'  a'c  on  the  James  Iloulton 
farm,  the  South  half  of  Lot  2r,. 

between  the  station  and  the  junction  of  Main  street  and  Military 
Road  is  Hrst,  the  old  Catholic  chapel,  and,  just  a  little  be\(;nd,  the 
fine,  new,  costly  church  built  two  years  ai^o.  Its  loftv  slated  roof 
and  spiie  make  it  a  most  conspicious  landmark.  A  ride  about 
the  streets  of  the  central  part  of  the  town  will  give  the  observer  a 
view  of  the  numerous  and  costiv  i:)rivate  residences,  and  the  many 
public  buildiu'j^s  which  ha\e  been  huilt  tVom  time  to  time.  It  will 
be  well  to  state,  before  viewing  the  buildinj^s  in  detail,  that,  in 
18(50,  when  the  S(juare  and  Main  street  had  tl  j  few  buildintj^s  up- 
on them  as  stated  in  the  former  chapter.  Main  street  and  Court 
streets,  with  the  Militarv  Road,  were  all  that  were  laid  out.  On 
neither  oi' these  were  there  am'  houses  as  thicklv  placed  as  now, 
and  the  whole  len<;th  contained  but  two  or  three  structures.  On 
Court  street  thev  did  not  extend  but  little  bevond  the  first  riyfht 
hand  street,  now  laid  down,  and  all  the  rest  of  the  territory  was 
fields  and  pastures.  ;      ■ 

It  may  be  supposed  that  the  observer  is  now  rcadv  to  start  down 
Main  street  from  its  junction  with  the  Military  Road.  On  the 
left  hand  side,  just  on  the  to})  of  the  knoll  the  Con<j relational  Meet- 
ine^  House  was  built  in  the  year  1S.')S.  This  site  was  a  kind  of 
compromise  between  the  first  settlement,  half  a  mile  al)Ove,  and 
the  growing  settlement  half  a  mile  below.  The  lower  settlement 
finally  had  the  controling  influence,  and  in  1878  the  Meeting 
House  was  moved  down  onto  Court  street.  The  lot  on  which 
the  House  stood  is  now  included  in  the  spacious  and  elegant  grounds 
of  the  Madigan  Estate.  The  fine  house  fronts  both  streets  as  it 
might  be  said  for  no  buildings  intervene  between  it  and  Main  street. 


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It  is  easily  scon  in  the  view  surmimded  1)\  many  trees,  Tliis  man- 
sion was  hnilt  hy  James  C.  Madij^an,  ICs(j.,  in  \Hi\H.  \\v  moved 
t(j  tiiis  town  abont  forty  years  ajifo,  and  aas  partner  in  the  law  hns- 
iness  witli  John  Ilodj^don  nntil  the  hitter's  removal  tt>  the  West. 
J^y  this  connection  with  lIod<i[don,  Mr.  Mach^an  l)ecame  interested 
in  timber  lands,  and  at  the  time  of  Ids  deatii,  in  1)S71>,  was  in  pos- 
session ofa  lai>;e  proj)erty.  jnst  below  this  ])lace  and  between  the 
two  streets  is  the  new  C^Jieen  Anne  honse  of  Mr.  C  II.  I'ierce, 
on  a  portion  of  the  Lot  deeded  bN  his  maternal  <^reat  nncle,  John 
Pntnam,  to  his  v.wn  uncle,  Samnel  Kendall,  Jr.  Mr.  I'ierce  has 
built  up  a  most  attracti\e  home.  Over  to  the  ri<iht  across  tlie  open 
field  is  seen,  on  Pleasant  street,  the  lar<;e  '.vhite  house  ol  A.  A. 
Murlei<^h,  Collector  of  Customs  for  the  .Vroostook  District.  In 
the  proj^ress  down  Main  street,  the  home  of  Mrs.  l'2liza  Don  le 
Powers  is  I'eached.  This  houst-  was  Iniilt  twenty  \ears  a»;<),  and 
is  one  of  the  best  finished  and  most  pleasin<^  houses  to  look  upon 
in  the  town.  Next  to  this  is  the  residence  of  Theo.  Cary,  I'^scj., 
Editor  and  i'ublisher  of  the  Aroostook  Times.  Inst  across  the 
way  is  the  house  of  Mr.  A.  H.  Pa*?e,  another  of  the  nice  houses  of 
the  street.  All  alonj^  this  part  of  Main  street  the  shade  trees  are 
in  vi<jforous  i^rowth  and  add  mucii  to  the  desiiableness  ol'the  location 
for  residences.  Throuij^h  T^lm  street,  onto  Pleasant  street  a<j^ain, 
we  <^et  a  <j;limpse  of  the  new  houses  of  Geo.  II.  (jilman,  of  the 
Aroostook  Pioneer.,  and  of  Maj.  R.  B.  Ketchum,  of  the  larj^e  lum- 
bering]^ firm  of  Sharp  <S:  Ketchum.  Helow  this,  on  Main  street  on 
the  right,  is  the  new  Episcopal  Church  and  Parsonage,  recently 
built.  The  interior  of  this  Church  is  finished  in  the  natural 
woods,  and  gives  a  most  pleasing  impression  to  all  who  enter  the 
buililing.  Opposite  this  are  the  fine  groun, Is  and  new  houses  of 
Messrs.  G.  B.  Page,  Powers,  Fogg,  and  Woodburv-  On  the 
other  side  again,  near  the  business  part  of  the  street,  are  the  attrac- 
tive places  owned  by  the  Perks  Bros,  and  Mrs.  West. 

The  stores  between  here  and  Water  street  have  already  been  al- 
luded to,  but  at  the  bellows  pipe  a  good  view  may  be  had  of  the 
large  and  thoroughly  built  residence  of  Walter  Mansur,  Esq., 
President  of  the  First  National  Bank. 

This  triangular  piece  of  ground  between  Water  street,  the  Square 
and  the  stream,  is  a  corner  part  of  Lot  88,  and  was  deeded  by 
Aaron  Putnam  to  his  son  Amos,  in  payment  of  supplies  furnished 
him  and  his  family  in  the  cold  years.  If  that  portion  of  the  vil- 
lage real  estate  were  now  to  be  sold  for  such  a  purpose  the  proceeds 
would  certainly  support  one  family  a  good  while.  From  here  a 
turn  may  be  made  onto  Court  street,  and  after  passing  the  business 
strudlnres    on   the  right,  the  new  location  of  the   Congregational 


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C'IhucIi  is  foiiiul.  Tlu'  old  house,  after  its  removal,  was  rebuilt 
and  ic'litted  iii'o  a  liisl-elass  modern  place  of  w  tushii).  Tin.'  addi- 
tion of  a  \esti\  huildinLJ  has  jnst  hi'en  made.  (J|)|)<).sile  t(»  this,  al- 
though it  fnjnts  01  '.Ik-  MililaiN  Road,  is  the  County  Court  House. 
This  hiiek  structure  witii  l"'rencii  roof,  towncloeU,  cupola  and  hell, 
was  erected  thirty  years  a_<ijo,  at  a  cost  of  ah  )ul  $  l.'j.OOlJ.OJ.  The 
clock,  how  e\er,  is  of  recent  addition,  the  <;ift  of  <^eneroiis  indix  iduals 
to  the  Town.  ( )n  the  oj>positc  corner  of  the  Uoad  and  Court 
sti'eet  is  the  residence  of  11.  T.  I'^rishie,  l^'.stj.,  and  it  is  the  first  of 
the  ele;;anl  mansions  which  haw  hev-n  ei'ected  in  the  place.  The 
grounds  ahout  the  house  are  laid  out  in  a  tast\  manner,  and  ki-pL 
in  perfect  Older.  On  Court  street  after  j)assin^  two  residences, 
the  Meetinin"  House  and  \estr\  ol  the  I'irst  Raplist  Church  come  to 
view.      The    house    was   built   in    IXdiJ,    ani   l!ie    vestry    in     \X7\. 

To  resume  at  the  Military  Road  the  o1)s.'ivei'  will  note  above 
the  Court  House  the  new  Counts  Tail,  neatU  linislud,  at  a  cost 
of  $27,000.0(1.  This  is  a  building'  for  use  and  not  ornament,  still 
it  is  due  to  the  Connnissioners  and  Desij^iier  to  admit  that  it  is  a 
line  lookiiifj^  structure  and  an  addition  to  the  looks  of  the  place. 
()\er  the  wa\- stands  the  loni^  wooden  buildiuij^  know  n  as  the  (iram- 
mer  School-house.  'IMiis  was  the  successor  of  the  old  Central  Dis- 
trict house  of  hfty  years  aii^o,  and  now,  !iavin*>-  ser\ed  its  time,  will 
soon  be  demolished  to  rex  eal  the  line  ):)'oporiions  ai\(l  lolt\  stories 
of  the  new  brick  (jrammar  School-hoi/se,  vxhich,  excn  now,  over- 
tops the  old  one  w  ith  its  loftv  roof.  The  new  stiucture  fronts  on 
School  street,  but  will  have  entrance  as  well  from  the  J<oad.  'I'hc 
town  was  in  the  most  urjj^ent  need  of  more  and  l)etter  school  facil- 
ities, and  voted  $!.'», 000. 00  for  this  buildinjj^.  When  completed  it 
will  be  like  Wordinj^  Ibdl,  the  equal  of  anythincij  in  its  class  in  the 
State.  Next  beyond  the  J.ul  is  the  new  Unitarian  Meetinjj^  House. 
The  old  structure,  across  the  brid<^e,  and  above  the  Putnam  man- 
sion, was  damaj.'^ed  b\'  tire  two  vears  a<j^o,  and  the  Societx  have  be- 
gun the  new  house  on  this  spot.  The  exterior  and  vestrv  are  fin- 
ished but  the  audience  room  is  not  vet  in  shape  for  occupancy. 
The  Methodist  House  is  across  the  Road,  just  al)o\e.  This  modest 
house  was  built  in  the  fall  of  1<S()2,  and  now,  after  servin<j^  well 
the  needs  of  its  owners,  is  soon  to  <^ive  place  for  a  new  and  modern 
church   buildin<^\ 

Still  above  this,  on  the  corner  of  the  cross  street  which  spans  the 
whole  view,  is  the  cottai^e  house  uf  Mr.  A.  Lovejov.  The  fine 
grounds  of  this  place  join  those  of  Mr.  Fogg  on  Main  street,  and 
without  dividing  fence  the  smooth  lawns  are  most  attractive  in  the 
growini;  season. 

Mr.  L.  B.  Johnson  has  a  very  handsome,  white,  two  story  house 


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on  the  Road  beyond  Mr.  LovejoN .  The  j^i^joup''^  are  adorned  with 
a  fountain  and  kept  in  a  most  excellent  order. 

The  Free  Will  I5aj)tisst  Meetinjjj  House  with  its  tall,  light  colored 
spire  is  tlie  next  in  the  view.  This  house  was  huilt  in  IKOT  and  is 
a  commodious  and  co/niortahle  place  of  worship  lor  the  large 
church  and  congregation  which  gather  here. 

Next  come  the  gioimds  of  the  Institute,  somewhat  narrow  on 
the  Road,  but  extendin<;  along  High  street  for  quite  a  distance. 
A  large  part  olthe  Institute  land  is  behind  the  Meeting  House  lot 
and  the  Johnson  place.  The  new  dormitory  fronts  upon  High 
street.  Upon  this  and  Wording  Hall  there  have  been  sjjent,  in 
the  last  two  \  ears,  something  over  $.Sr),00().00. 

Across  High  street  in  the  corner  stands  the  Presbvterian  vestry, 
and  next  above  is  the  new  Manse  built  bv  the  church  and  the  Pas- 
tor jointly.  The  vacant  space  in  the  exact  corner  of  the  lot  is  in- 
tended for  the  Meeting  House  to  be  built  at  some  future  day.  Two 
more  residences  are  on  the  Road  just  West  of  the  Madigan  pro- 
perty and  facing  each  other,  that  of  Mr.  (ieo.  Diinn,  who  came 
to  Houlton  from  x\shland,  and  the  other  belonging  to  Mrs.  Bed- 
ford Hume.  Mr.  Dunn  is  extensiveh  engaged  in  lumbering  on 
the  Aroostook  river.  On  all  these  streets  are  the  comfortable  homes 
of  our  busy  people,  and  space  would  fail  to  enumerate  them  singly. 

Bv  its  coiniection  of  population,  vve;:lth  and  business,  Houlton 
has  become  one  of  the  most  desirable  places  for  residence  in  all 
this  Eastern  p(M"tion  of  Maine.  (Constant  accessions  to  the  popula- 
tion are  made  bv  emigration  from  the  Lower  l^rovinces.  Houlton 
stands  as  the  gateway  to  the  »States  in  the  e\  es  of  the  emigrants, 
and  they  tarry  with  us,  to  settle  in  some  cases,  and  in  others  only 
to  start  again  for  a  longer  journe\-  into    "the  promised  land." 

The  roiuicl  tower  of  the  Stand  Pipe,  fift\  feet  high,  gives  sugges- 
tion of  a  word  about  the  Water  Companx.  The  pumping  station 
is  at  the  head  ofthe  mill  pond  and  at  the  end  of  Putnam  street.  It  is 
a  two  story  brick  structure,  thoroughly  fitted  up  for  the  purpose, 
with  large  boilers  and  powerful  pum|  .  .  The  dynamo  for  the  arc 
light  system  is  owned  by  the  Water  Co.,  and  has  a  circuit  equal  to 
its  full  capacity.  The  pipe  service  reaches  all  the  thickly  settled 
parts  of  the  village  and  gives  abundant  satisf  iction. 

"It  costs  as  much  to  get  the  water  out  ofthe  town  as  to  bring  it 
in,"  and  a  Sewerage  Company  is  at  work  upon  that  problem.  So 
far  they  have  succeeded  in  taking  the  waste  away  to  the  extent 
they  have  laid  their  mains^  but  it  is  ver\  incomplete  as  yet. 


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It  is  (Icsitecl,  in  a  few  paj^es  in  tliis  work,  to  call  particnlar  at- 
tention to  the  Advertisers  in  the  S()i'\  emk  :  and,  while  tliese  per- 
sons and  lirnis  who  ha\"e  thus  ad\c'itised  arc  not  all  who  trade  in 
Houlton,  yet  in  them  are  included  nian\  and  l)\  far  the  larger  pro- 
portion of  the  \\  ide  awake,  intellij^ent  and  successful  business  men 
of  Houlton.  Our  t(nvn  has  arrogated  to  herself  the  appellation 
of  ^letropolis  of  this  section,  and  the  number  of  peisons  who  do 
the  business  and  the  wicU'h-  dillL'rent  nationalities  represented 
anion*;'  them,  show  plainh'  the  centeriiif^  of  business  interests  in  this 
"Mother  Settlement"  of  all  this  County. 

A  few  words  with  reference  to  our  Advertisers  and  their  places 
of  business  will  more  fulh'  introduce  them  to  all  our  readers.  As 
<ro()d  a  place  to  start  from  as  an\  is,  undoubtedlv,  the  First  National 
Bank  Buildiiiij^,  so  consj:)icu()Us  on  the  North  side  of  the  .Square. 
Mr.  Win.  C.  Donnell  is  the  Cashier,  the  oldest  son  of  our  respect- 
ed townsman.  Dr.  }.  IJonnell,  so  recentlv  deceased.  Mefore  the 
banking  business  arose,  Mr.  Domiell  had  been  in  the  Insurance 
vvoiK,  and  for  a  time  partner  with  L.  Pierce,  Esq.  He  still  con- 
tinues the  same  woik  in  an  adjacent  office,  under  the  care  of  VVm. 
F.  Biaden.  Good  insurance  in  sound  companies  will  always  be 
written  here. 

Next  door  is  the  Book  and  Art  Store  of  Frank  L.  Cook,  recent- 
ly opened.  Mr.  Cook  was  l)orn  in  Viemia,  Kennebec  Co.,  and 
has  had  a  lar<^e  experience  in  mercantile  life.  In  addition  to  his 
lines  of  books  and  stationerv  suj)plies,  he  has  lard  in  a  lariL^e  stock 
of  mouldinii^s  for  pit"ture  framing,  and  w  ill  do  as  good  work  in  this 
line  as  can  be  done  anywhere.  He  carries  one  of  the  largest  and 
finest  stocks  of  curtains,  room  papers  and  borders  to  be  found  in 
this  conntv.  A  special  feature  ol"  his  work  is  the  filling  of  individ- 
ual orders  for  anything  in  his  line  which  may  not  be  in  stock.     Iii- 


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ten(liii<^  purchasers  may  rely  upon  the  utmost  piomjjtness  in  this 
matter,  and  jjrices  as  low  as  if  the  articles  were  on  the  shelves. 

The  successl'ul  firm  ol  Smith  '  .,  both  lloulton  boys,  is  found 
in  the  next  store.  J'hey  be^^an  i..  .  .  stove  and  tinv\are  business, 
for  themselves,  five  }ears  a<>'o,  after  a  faithl'ul  service  as  apprentices 
and  jou:  neymen.  The\'  now  have  a  spaci(»us,  well  lij^hted  store, 
and  a  fine  stock  of  materials  and  manufactured  articles. 

I.  M.  Hill  tS:  Co.,  successors  to  J.  M.  Kice,  ha\eall  the  spacious 
warerooms  of  the  store  at  the  West  end  of  the  vScpiare  filled  with 
the  best  and  niost  modern  st\  les  of  furniture,  at  prices  suited  to 
the  wants  of  the  purchasers.  Mr.  II.  A.  \\'el)ber  is  with  them, 
and  has  special  char^i^e  of  the  undertaking  department. 

From  here  we  cross  the  Square  to  the  Jeweh}  Store  of  E.  B. 
White,  who  came  to  Houlton  from  Rockland,  his  native  place, 
about  ten  \ears  a<y(j.  Mr.  White  has  unusual  skill  as  a  watch  re- 
pairer, and  will  warrant  his  work.  With  a  sportsman's  tastes  he 
carries  a  choice  line  of  goods  suited  to  the  hunter   and    fisherman. 

Next  East  of  him  is  the  Dry  Goods  House  of  Lane  t^:  '*  "Mce. 
Mr.  Samuel  Lane,  the  senior  partner,  was  born  in  San<.  die, 
Piscataqius  Co.,  and  first  came  to  this  tou  n  as  a  high  school  Lcach- 
er.  JSlr.  Varney  Pearce,  is  the  youngest  son  <jf  Abraham  and 
Fanny  (Cook)  Pearce.  Grandson  of  the  old  Proprietor  whose 
namesake  he  is.  This  firm  do  a  large  lousiness  in  staple  and  fancy 
drv  goods,  and  also  boots  and  shoes.  They  are  very  popular  with 
their  friends. 

In  the  next  door  C.  II.  Wilson,  who  came  t(^  lloulton  from 
Haynesville  many  years  ago,  greets  all  customers  who  seek  shelf  and 
heavy  groceries.  He  has  had  a  long  exj>erience  in  this  kind  of 
trade,  and  will  sell  satisfactory  goods  at  proper  prices. 

F.  F.  Frisbie,  Houlton  born  and  bred,  has  a  boot  and  shoe  store 
in  the  large  Frisbie  Block,  which  was  built  by  his  brother,  H,  T. 
Frisbie,  some  eighteen  years  ago.  Fred's  stock  is  alwavs  of  ^he 
best. 

Mr.  H.  T.  Frisbie,  the  head  of  the  family  in  our  town,  carries 
on  his  remarkablv  successful  Dry  Goods  and  Ladies'  and  Gents' 
Furnishing  Goods  business  in  the  other  large  store  in  this  block. 
Mr.  Frisbie  began  his  career,  in  a  humble  manner,  before  the  late 
War,  at  Lewev's  Island,  but,  on  the  death  of  his  father,  returned 
to  his  Houlton  home  and  made  the  foimdation  of  his  fortune  in  the 
store  of  the  old  Dr.  French  building,  next  to  his  present  store, 
•which  is  the  oldest  building  now  standing  on  the  S({uare.  The 
stock  of  goods  carried  is  very  large,  and  fill  all  the  spacious  store 
below,  and  large  rooms  of  the  second  storv. 

Between  the  two  stores   of  Fred   Frisbie    is  the    Hardware  and 


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Cutlery  Store  of  John  Watson,  wlio  came  to  Iloulton  more  than 
twenty  years  aijo,  from  his  home  in  Andover,  Victoria  Co.,  N.  li. 
Mr.  Watson  in  the  exeicise  of  <j;reat  business  saj^^acitN  lias  built  up 
a  very  larj^e  and  prosperous  business,  and  thouj^h  this  store,  with 
cellars  and  outbuiidin^^s  is  full  of  all  nameable  articles  in  his  line, 
yet  the  survey  of  these  <>ives  but  a  small  idea  of  the  full  extent  of 
his  operations.  Two  large  starch  factories  and  the  most  complete 
carriage  maiving^  and  wood  working  shop  in  this  section  are  parts 
of  his  work.  He  handles  fertilizers  on  a  most  extensive  scale.  In 
the  store  is  always  found  a  tine  line  rf  choice  shelf  hardware  in 
large  amount.  Silverware,  of  all  sorts  of  stvles  and  prices,  always 
on  hand.  Sportsmens'  outtits  are  found  always  complete  and  desir- 
able. 

Along  Main  street  a  few  steps  we  come  to  tiie  Blue  Store  of  Mr. 
J.  H.  Wingate,  who  came  to  us  from  Ilallowell  ten  years  ago.  He 
oHers  good  bargains  in  Finnishing  Goods  and  (ients' Small  Wares, 
and  Ladies'  Shoes.  He  is  bound  to  satisfx  liis  customers,  and 
tliose  who  seek  his  lines  can  be  assured  of  fair  prices,  and  'Mio 
trouble  to  show  goods." 

Around  the  corner,  upon  Court  street  we  find  the  fasiiionable, 
v.ell  sui:)plied  Barber  vSiiop  of  Mr.  J.  R.  \'arne\,  who  came  from 
Calais  a  year  ago.  Vha  s\}  )p  is  in  )st  conxeniently  located,  and 
patrons  can  depend  upon  skilled  workmen  and  most  prompt  at- 
tention. 

Two  doors  below  we  meet  T.  A.  Millai'  in  his  well  filled,  finelv 
arranged,  and  most  attractive  grocerv,  fruit,  and  confectionery  store. 
John  was  born  inGagetown,  York  Co.,  X.  B.,  and  after  attempt- 
ing one  or  two  other  ventures  became  satisHet!  w  ith  the  opening 
Hoiiiton  alVorded  for  a  tirst-class  grocery  store.  Experience  has 
taught  him  to  lead  rather  than  follow,  and  to  him  belongs  the  credit 
of  putting  the  tine  fruits  and  confectionery  of  the  large  markets  be- 
fore our  own  people.  His  success  has  been  most  gratifying  to  his 
friends  and  himself  too.  All  the  lines  which  make  first-class  grocery 
stock  are  in  his  store  ;  antl  in  flour,  in  particular,  whether  it  is 
quality  or  price,  the  customer  seeks,  John  can  satisfy  him  in 
either. 

C.  F.  Ross,  who  was  born  in  Littleton,  and  learned  the  ways  of 
trade  with  Mr.  Frisbie,  has  the  large  tailor  shop  imder  the  Opera 
House.  Mr.  Ross  employes  a  large  number  of  experienced  hands 
and  gives  good  satisfaction  to  his  customers.  He  makes  quite  a 
successful  part  of  his  work  by  traveling  through  the  uj)per  part  of 
the  County. 

In  the  Times  Block  we  find  the  repair  shop  of  D.  F.  Champeon, 
who  is  foreman  of  the  electric  light  circuit  of  the  Water  Co.    Forrest 


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does  all  small  lathe  and   machine   work  and  will  be  glad  to  aid  any 
who  need  such  appliances. 

On  Main  street,  as  one  passes  np  the  sidewalk,  in  the  Nickerson 
Block,  we  find  J.  K.  Osgood  with  clocks,  watches,  and  silverware. 
Bargains  in  all  his  oilers  present  themselves  to  every  one. 

\V.  A.  Nickerson,  a  Ilodgdon  l)o\ ,  has  ]>e\  ond  the  Osgood  store, 
one  oi"  the  best  stockeil  and  most  complete  dr\  goods  stoies  of  the 
town.  In  fur  coats  lb ]•  men,  and  cloaks  and\\raps  lor  women, 
Mr.  Nickerson  carries  a  large  stock,  and  makes  ver\'  large  sales, 
in  their  season.  i'he  stock  is  all  bought  on  the  best  possible  terms, 
and  can  therefore  be  sold  at  correspondingly  gcxjd  prices.  The 
amount  of  sales  in  j^ood  davs  shows  tiie  satisfaction  of  the  bu\  i  ig 
comnumity  with  Mr.  Nickerson   and  his  wares. 

A  little  above  is  the  Meat  Market  of  \V.  (jr.  Somerville,  whc  was 
born  in  W'ickham,  Qjieen'sCo.,  N.  B.,  and  since  he  began  in  trade 
for  himself  has  de\  eloj^ed  good  business  capacitw 

Some  doors  bcNond  is  the  custom  made  boot  and  shoe  stoie  of 
T.  W.  F.bbett,  whose  earh  home  was  Wicklow,  Caileton  Co.,  N. 
15.  Mr.  Ebbett  has  had  long  experience  at  the  trade  and  does  the 
best  of  vN'ork.  His  fine  French  kip  driving  l)oots  are  unexcelled. 
Some  of  them  have  been  in  constant  use  through  two  season's  work. 
Ladies  fine  wear  also  is  a  specialtN*  with  Mr.  Ebbeft.  Sucii  makes 
wear  to  satisfaction  and  more  than  pa\  the  cost. 

Across  the  street  is  the  store  of  S.  II.  Powers.  Sam  has  tried 
many  things  in  his  business  career,  since  he  left  his  native  town  of 
Bluehill,  in  Hancock  Co.,  but  has  lived  for  the  most  part  in  Moul- 
ton,  since  the  War.  lie  now  is  dealing  largeh-  in  second-hand 
household  furnishings,  as  well  as  in  the  making  of  picture  frames. 
He  has  a  good  word  for  all  who  call  and  if  no  trade  is  made  it  is 
no  fault  of  his.  He  has  helped  us  in  the  storv  of  the  town  in  a 
large  degree.  ,      ^ 

The  first  store  in  the  next  block  is  the  millinery  establishment  of 
Slipp  &  Sincock.  These  ladies  have  had  remarkable  success  in 
the  few  years  they  have  been  in  the  business,  in  supplying  the  wants 
of  the  gentler  sex,  in  all  those  arrangements  of  ribbon  and  color 
which  go  to  heighten  their  charms. 

()j)ening  the  next  door  we  meet  the  Gillin  Boys,  whose  home 
lias  always  been  w  ith  us.  They  do  an  excellent  business  in  jjro- 
ceries  and  meats,  whf)lesale  and  retail.  They  have  hosts  of  friends 
and  keep  them  too.  Their  investments  in  cheese  are  heavy,  each 
season,  and  they  doubtless  handle  more  than  any  other  firm  in  die 
County.  Their  front  store  is  attractively  arranged,  and  the  goods 
are  fresh  and  of  the  best.      Next  to  their  meat  lines  they  would  call 


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especial  attention  to  the  brantls  of  Hour,  teas,  cotVees  and  tobacco, 
all  of  which  the\'  keep   lar<4e  stocks. 

A.  II.  Foojr  ^  (Jit,  always  j^ive  a  cordial  <>reeting  to  every  one 
who  conies  to  see  them.  The  firm  is,  .\hiioii  II.  Foi^ij:,  horn  and 
trained  in  HaiiLjor,  and  Clarence  II.  l*ierce,  whose  mother  was 
niece  of  I'roprietor  John  Putnam,  and  his  father  L.  i*ierce,  Esq., 
so  lon<j  and  honorahh  know  n,  in  the  middle  Nears  of  the  town's 
history.  Tiie  Hrni  was  established  in  trade  befoie  the  War,  and 
has  kept  on  the  e\en  term  of  its  wa\  as  a  general  hardware,  iron 
and  steel,  paints  and  oils,  aj^ricultural  machinerv,  and  wholesale 
groceries  to  the  trade.  At  this  time  of  the  \ear  tlie\  are  exceeti- 
in*;l\  busied  with  the  work  of  furnishiniL;'  supplies  for  the  lumber- 
men. l'lie\  !ia\'e  had  iVom  the  the  first  the  a<j;-ene\  of  the  Huckeye 
Mower,  the  one  nnri\alled  mower  of  the  conntr\  . 

Down  on  Mechanic  street  is  found  the  lar<^e  two  storx  building 
of  the  Taber  industries.  Below,  A.  P.  M.  Taber  <^ives  his  whole 
attention  to  iiorse  shoeinjj^,  and  has,  as. his  customers,  om  best  and 
most  critical  horse  owners.  That  he  satisfies  them  is  the  pioof  of 
his  work.  L  p-stairs,  (.jco.  M.  Taber  has  devoted  himself  to  the 
special  work  of  carria<^e  trimming-,  bein<j^  the  Hist  establishment  of 
the  kind  ever  set  u})  in  this  town,  and  has  be<j^nn  to  develope  a 
^(H)i\  trade.  Geo.  will  show  to  all  who  fa\'or  liim  that  in  making 
and  tiimminij^  ol"  tops,  seats  and  thills  he  can  do  better  than  others 
who  do  not  ha\'e  the  sj^ecial  facilities  and  handicraft. 

On  the  letnrn  to  Main  street,  of  the  stores  in  the  Hrick  Block, 
notice  is  called  to  the  first  at  the  EasterU  end,  occupied  b\'  the  ex- 
tensi\e  clothing-  Hrm  of  W'm.  I"'o\  «S:  Sons.  The  senior  member 
has  been  in  the  same  b-isiness  in  Hncksport  for  more  than  thirty 
\ears  and  still  carries  on  the  store  there.  Two  sons,  Theodore  J. 
and  Cabin  L.,  who  were  born  there,  conduct  the  business  in  this 
town  and  have  take"  to  themselves  a  good  share  of  patronage. 
Their  store  is  large,  and  well  lighted  b\-  the  windows  on  Mechanic 
street.  Their  sliehes,  counters  and  drawers  are  full  of  all  the  best 
kinds  of  goods  for  men's  wear.  Their  single  wish  is  to  .sell  the 
best  in  their  lines  to  all  whom  they  can  j^ossibly  reach. 

Up-stairs  just  over  this  store  is  the  tast\  and  well  arranged  office 
of  Dr.  II.  M.  Cochran,  Dental  Surgeon.  Dr.  Cochran  has  had 
remarkable  success,  an(|  wins  many  friends.  Along  the  hall  a  few 
steps  is  the  printing  office  of  W.  H.  Smith.  As  it  would  not 
sound  well  to  "  puti"  one's  own  business,  we  invite  all  to  call  and 
see  Ibr  themselves. 

The  second  store  of  the  Block  is  occuj^ied  by  Mr.  Maurice 
Schmuckler,  w  ho  was  born  in  Breslaw,  Prussia,  and  who  came  to 
this  continent  twenty  years  a<jo.      In  IHli)  he  moved  to  this    town 


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aiul  opened  tlie  first  exclusively  ready  made  clothinji-  st()re  in 
Aroostook  County.  With  his  lonj?  experience,  and  first  estahlish- 
ment  in  the  trade,  Mr.  SchnuicUler  has  had  jj^ood  success  in  build- 
'in\r  up  a  trade  in  his  line.  His  stock  is  well  selected,  well  n;ade 
and  put  at  the  best  possible  prices.  It  is  worth  one's  while  to 
visit  his  store,  and  learn  the  opportunities  for  profitable  use  of  the 
money. 

H.  J.  Hatheway,  a  native  of  Eastport,  with  his  larj^e  and  well 
selected  stock  of  dru»^s,  chemicals  and  fancv  j^oods,  occupies  a  ver}' 
handsome  store  about  the  centre  of  the  row.  J'he  second  story 
is  finished  and  furnished  as  his  residence.  Besides  takin^:  irieat 
pains  with  all  plnsicians  prescriptions,  Mr.  llathewav  })uts  up 
and  sells  most  carefully  compounded  standard  ]^rescrij)tions. 
Amon<>-  these  is  the  now  widely  known  Standard  Liniment,  which 
is  firmly  established  amon<)^  our  peo{)le. 

Next  door  is  the  dry  goods  store  of  Chas.  P.  Tennev,  another 
<^randson  of  Proprietor  Varney  Pearce  of  New  Salem.  Mr.  Ten- 
ney  occupies  both  stories  of  the  store,  and  the  arran<>ement  is  such 
for  light,  and  for  convenient  showing  of  goods,  that  the  store  is  a 
most  popular  ladies'  resort.  Mr.  Tennev's  goods  are  the  very 
l)est  and  most  fashionable  in  the  market.  In  ladies'  boots  and 
shoes,  gents'  hats  and  caps,  and  in  robes  and  skin  coats  his  stock 
is  very  large,  well  selectetl,  and  sold  at  living  prices.  The  store 
is  worth  a  visit,  merely  to  look  at. 

Next  to  the  Tenney  stores  is  the  extra  fine,  well  lighted,  taste- 
ful and  well  stocked  hardware  store  of  Waldo  G.  Brown.  His 
stock  of  shelf  goods  is  unusually  large,  filling  l)oth  sides  of  the 
lofty  front  store.  In  the  cellar  he  has  the  boiler  which  heats  the 
whole  block,  and  in  the  line  ol'  steam  fitting  does  a  large  busi- 
ness. At  the  present  time  Mr.  Brown  is  just  receiving  and  open- 
ing the  finest  line  of  silver  plated  ware  ever  brought  to  this  town. 
This  includes  all  the  common  and  uncommon  articles  of  such  ser- 
vice, and  for  Christmas  presents  will  present  to  purchasers  uncom- 
monly fine  chances  for  selection.  Also  at  the  same  time  he  is  in 
receipt  of  specialties  in  brass  goods  for  fireplace  service.  These 
are  unusual  in  style  and  quality  and  well  deserve  careful  examina- 
tion. 

The  Westerly  corner  store  is  filled  with  tht  large  and  ample 
stock  of  groceries,  meats  and  crockery  of  the  firm  of  E.  Merritt 
&  Sons.  The  active  partners,  C.  D.  and  L.  F.  Merritt,  were 
born  in  Mansfield,  Mass.,  and  began  business  on  this  spot  about 
twenty  years  ago. 

By  reference  to  the  view  it  will  be  seen  that  below  the  Square 
towards  the  bridge  there  is  another  open  space  formed  by  the  meet- 


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iiig  of  three  or  lour  sheets.  Around  this  :ire  now  placed  some  of 
our  enterprising;- tirnis  wlio  add  nuich  to  the  sum  of  the  iiuhislry 
of  the  town. 

In  the  l^asement  of  the  vSpoondr  huihHn<jj,  just  at  the  corner  of 
the  Scjuare  and  Bridj^e  street,  is  the  meat  and  <i^i()cer\  stoie  of  J. 
C.  Harridan,  who  came  from  Littleton,  and  has  built  up  a  <;oo(l 
reputation  for  himself.  (Jn  the  tiist  of  March  he  will  open  a  new- 
store  and  stock  in  his  own  buildin<(,  on  Court  street,  next  North 
of  tiie  E.\chan<i;e. 

The  next  buildinjjj  to  the  <;reat  Putnam  buildin<j^  is  just  newlv 
finished  b\- the  lirm  ol"  lliram  Smith  &.  Co.  'I'he\  do  a  lar^e  and 
increasin<4  business  in  Flour,  Grain  and  Mill  Feeds,  and  in  job- 
bino;  and  retailin<i^  of  Groceries.  Their  new  store  is  well  anan*j^- 
ed  and  ver\  coinenientb  located.  They  have  taken  the  a<;encv 
for  the  Bowker  Fertilizers,  and  will  be  prepared  to  sell  these 
choice  makes  to  all  who  want  quick  returns  on  well  developed 
crops.  .'  . 

The  Bowker  Fertilizer  Co.  ha\e  made  to  tliemselves  a  well  de- 
served reputation  foi"  the  manufactuie  of  the  best  of  fertilizers. 
The\  ha\e  been  in  the  w  (>rk  some  fifteen  yeais  and  the  output  now 
is  about  40,000  tons  annually.  The\  have  two  lar<;e  factories,  one 
in  Massachusetts  and  the  other  in  New  Jersey.  Headquarters  are 
in  J^oston,  and  the  Mana<)^er  and  Head  is  Mr.  W'm.  LI.  Bowker, 
a  gentleman  of  j^reat  business  sagacity,  and  clear  comprehension 
of  the  elements  which  make  success  in  a  given  line.  He  first 
to  )k  u])  the  making  of  the  Stockbiidge  Special  Complete  Ma- 
nures, and  in  them  our  farmers  find  the  best  returns  for  their  in- 
N  estments. 

Next  door  South  of  the  Smith  liuilding  is  the  Harness  vShop  of 
Jas.  H.  Sinclair.  He  has  succeetletl  to  the  work  of  one  of  our 
oldest  and  widelv  known  harness  makers,  the  late  J.  C.  Spooner. 
]VIr.  Sinclair  carries  a  large  stock  of  material,  and  keeps  a  good 
assortment  of  made  up  goods  and  shelf  saddlery  hardvvare. 

In  the  point  of  the  Heater  of  the  two  streets,  is  the  large  gro- 
cer v  and  meat  shop  of  L.  Monson  &  Son,  both  natives  of  this 
town.  Here  is  cut  up  the  best  of  meat,  and  the  ofierings  of  poul- 
try, fish,  and  general  supplies  are  of  the  best.  In  connection  with 
this  store  they  carry  on  the  Bakery,  and  supply  a  very  large  cir- 
cuit of  customers  with  beans,  brown  and  white  bread.  Also  cakes 
and  pastry  are  constantly  on  hand  fresh  from  the  oven. 


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ALWAYS    ON    HAND 


Ladies',  Gents'  and  Children's  Underwear  of 

all     kinds.     Also,    Kid   Gloves     Corsets, 

Hosiery;    Silk,    Linen  and  Cambric 

Hankerchiefs    and     Mufflers. 

White  and  Colored  Table 

Damask  and  Napkins. 

BOOTS,  SHOES  AND  OVSESHOES. 


-We  Make  a  Specialty  of- 


Fine  Dress  Goods  and  Trimmings, 

Ladies',  Gents'  and  Children's 

FIQE  BODIES,  SHOES  fM  SLIPPERS. 

Red  Store,  -  -  Houlton,  Maine. 


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